Cyprus Gains Independence from United Kingdom August 16, 1960

Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France. Date: August 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960French Freighter La Coubre Explodes in Havana, Killing 100 – March 4, 1960Sharpeville Massacre…

At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Date: April 15, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this…

At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet. Date: September 10, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cuban…

Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome. 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 1960Nigeria Gains…

The Lake Bodom murders occur in Finland. Date: June 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Northwest Orient Flight 710 Crashes in Indiana, Killing 63 – March 17, 1960South Korea Student Pro-Democracy Protest Forces…

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 → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)…