Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Date: February 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 1 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)
The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties. Date: January 30, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 30 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)
The National Football League announces expansion teams for Dallas to start in the 1960 NFL season and Minneapolis-St. Paul for the 1961 NFL season. Date: January 28, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 28 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)
The National Association of Broadcasters in the United States reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records. Date: January 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 25 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)
Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police. Date: January 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 24 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)
The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 metres (35,797Β ft) in the Pacific Ocean. Date: January 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 23 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)
A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)
Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)
Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia, with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey, on board. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 crashes near Ankara EsenboΔa Airport in Turkey, killing all 42 aboard. Date: January 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 19 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)