John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, who would later be elected president in 1968 and 1972. Date: November 8, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day…
At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals. Date: November 4, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 4 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft. Date: November 3, 1960…
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)
An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio. Date: October 29, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nedelin catastrophe: An R-16 ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad at the Soviet Union's Baikonur Cosmodrome space facility, killing over 100 people, including Field Marshal Mitrofan Nedelin. Date: October 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba. Date: October 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at the United Nations to protest a Philippine assertion. Date: October 12, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eastern Airlines flight 375 crashes on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 people of the 72 aboard. Date: October 4, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom. Date: October 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)