Date: April 15, 1960
Congo Crisis: Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution. Date: September 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Sudanese Republic Renamed Mali After Senegal Withdraws, September 22,…
Robert McNamara is named president of the Ford Motor Company, becoming the first non-Ford family member to serve in that post. He resigns a month later to join the newly elected John F. Kennedy administration. Date: November 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 9 π Events on this day…
Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis. Date: May 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 1 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Indonesian President Sukarno dismisses the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR), 1955 democratically elected parliament, and replaces it with DPR-GR, the parliament of his own selected members. Date: March 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
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) More events from 1960Alitalia Airliner Crashes in Shannon, Ireland, Killing 34 February…
Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage. Date: August 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events…