Chad Declares Independence from France, August 11, 1960

The Great Chilean earthquake, measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, hits southern Chile, becoming the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Date: May 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Sudanese Republic Renamed Mali…

The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system. Date: April 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cameroon Independence from France and UK, January 1, 1960Khrushchev Pounds Shoe at UN…

Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. Date: May 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Hendrik Verwoerd Survives Assassination Attempt in Johannesburg, April…

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 → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960France Legislates Independence for Dahomey, Upper Volta,…

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 → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Rome Hosts Games…