Belgian Congo Gains Independence as Republic of the Congo June 30, 1960

A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners. 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 1960Camelot Debuts on Broadway at Majestic Theatre, December 3, 1960Soviet Union Sentences U-2…

Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France. Date: August 15, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Established After Legal Battle, November 3, 1960China Launches First Sounding Rocket…

Queen Elizabeth II issues an Order-in-Council, proclaiming the House of Windsor and declaring that her descendants will take the name Mountbatten-Windsor. Date: February 8, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Princess Margaret Marries Antony…

Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis. Date: May 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation. Date: September 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 22 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Dahomey Declares Independence from France, August 1, 1960Nez Perce Awarded…

Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd, the Lady Chatterley's Lover case. Date: November 2, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Khrushchev Pounds Shoe at…