USS Triton Completes First Submerged Circumnavigation of the Globe April 25, 1960
Date: April 25, 1960
Date: April 25, 1960
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Date: March 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee. Date: February 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960NASA Launches First Successful Communications Satellite Echo 1A…
Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordรณn Caulle begins to erupt. Date: May 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Capital Airlines Flight 20 Crashes in Virginia, Killing 50 โ…
The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100. Date: March 4, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cold War U-2 Crisis: Khrushchev Announces Gary Powers Captured, May 7, 1960USS Enterprise, First…
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Date: March 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…
The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties. Date: January 6, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Chad Declares Independence from France, August 11, 1960First Successful Polaris Missile Launch…