Date: April 8, 1960
Indonesian President Sukarno dismisses the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR), 1955 democratically elected parliament, and replaces it with DPR-GR, the parliament of his own selected members. Date: March 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Vietnam War: The National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, popularly known as the Viet Cong, is formally established in TΓ’n LαΊp village, present day TΓ’y Ninh province. Date: December 20, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 20 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More…
Eastern Airlines flight 375 crashes on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 people of the 72 aboard. Date: October 4, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 4 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Eisenhower Signs Anti-Cuban Covert Action Directive,…
At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Date: April 15, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 15 π Events on this…
At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Date: April 15, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 15 π Events on this…
Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960First Successful Polaris Missile Launch from USS George Washington July 20, 1960USS Trieste…