Date: February 8, 1960
Islamabad is declared the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan. Date: August 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960British Somaliland Gains Independence as Somaliland June 26, 1960Cuban Revolution: Cuba Nationalizes Foreign Property,…
The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world. Date: June 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960NASA Launches First…
Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome. Date: September 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Syngman Rhee…
Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180. Date: March 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Great Swamp National Wildlife…
The German Volkswagen Act comes into force. Date: July 28, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cordón Caulle Erupts After Valdivia Earthquake, May 24, 1960France Becomes Fourth Nuclear Weapons Power After Gerboise Bleue Test,…
Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser. Date: March 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Mauritania Gains Independence from France, November 28, 1960Haile Selassie Loyalists Crush…