Cal Poly Football Team Plane Crash in Toledo, Ohio – October 29, 1960
Date: October 29, 1960
Date: October 29, 1960
Sirimavo Bandaranaike is sworn in as prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of government. Date: July 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Charlotte Motor Speedway First NASCAR…
Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union. Date: June 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 metres (35,797 ft) in the Pacific Ocean. Date: January 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Belding Scribner First Shunt Implant Enables Regular…
The Food and Drug Administration announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill. Date: May 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence. Date: August 20, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Chile Earthquake Tsunami Kills 61 in Hilo, Hawaii, May 23, 1960South Africa Coal Mine Collapse Kills…
A military coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam is crushed. Date: November 11, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Mali Federation Gains Independence from France June 20, 1960Cuban Revolution: Cuba Nationalizes…