Central African Republic Declares Independence from France, August 13, 1960

Poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is the first elected President of Senegal. Date: September 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960UC Berkeley Students Protest House Un-American Activities Committee Visit, May 13, 1960Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sworn…

Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: August 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Northwest Orient Flight 710 Crashes in Indiana, Killing 63 – March 17, 1960Algerian War: Algiers European Volunteer…

In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celâl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office. Date: May 27, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Islamabad Declared Pakistan’s Federal Capital, August 1,…

The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal). Date: June 20, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960NAB Threatens Fines Over Payola Scandal, January 25, 1960Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sworn…

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 1960Greensboro Sit-Ins Begin: Black Students Protest Segregation, February 1, 1960Harold Macmillan Signals…

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 → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nasser Opens Aswan…