Date: January 18, 1960
Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded. Date: July 12, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cuban Revolution: Cuba Nationalizes Foreign Property, August 6, 1960Belgian Congo Gains Independence as…
Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David Pratt in Johannesburg. Date: April 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Acts (United States)). Date: July 4, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅…
Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France. Date: August 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Ghana Becomes Republic, Nkrumah First President, July 1, 1960USS Triton Begins First Submerged Circumnavigation…
Ivory Coast becomes independent from France. Date: August 7, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Muhammad Ali Wins Olympic Light Heavyweight Gold Medal, September 5, 1960Cold War U-2 Crisis: Khrushchev Announces Gary Powers Captured,…
Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations. Date: September 18, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960USS Triton Completes First Submerged Circumnavigation of…