While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor. Date: December 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today)
French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French president Charles de Gaulle. Date: December 11, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom. Date: December 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. It will become associated with the Kennedy administration. Date: December 3, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Patrice Lumumba is arrested by Mobutu Sese Seko's men on the banks of the Sankuru River, for inciting the army to rebellion. Date: December 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on December 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Mauritania becomes independent of France. Date: November 28, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 28 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated. Date: November 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. Date: November 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today)
A military coup against President Ngรด ฤรฌnh Diแปm of South Vietnam is crushed. Date: November 11, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Robert McNamara is named president of the Ford Motor Company, becoming the first non-Ford family member to serve in that post. He resigns a month later to join the newly elected John F. Kennedy administration. Date: November 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 9 ๐ Events on this day…