Cameroon Independence from France and UK, January 1, 1960

Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia, with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey, on board. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Capital Airlines Flight 20…

The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established. Date: January 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Chile Earthquake Tsunami…

Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. Date: May 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cold War U-2 Spyplane Shot Down Over Soviet…

In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celâl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office. Date: May 27, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960USS Trieste Breaks Depth Record in Pacific…

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 → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…