Date: May 6, 1960
Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180. Date: March 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960USS Trieste Breaks Depth…
China successfully launches the T-7, its first sounding rocket. Date: February 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 Crashes Near Ankara, 42 Killed January 19, 1960Hendrik Verwoerd Survives Assassination…
In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celรขl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office. Date: May 27, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 27 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Netherlands, West Germany Sign Land Return Agreement,…
The United States Navy submarine USSย Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. Date: April 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960National Airlines Flight 2511 Bombing, January 6, 1960Cold War U-2 Spyplane…
The Lake Bodom murders occur in Finland. Date: June 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cold War U-2 Spyplane Shot Down Over Soviet Union May 1, 1960Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 Crashes Near…
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 crashes near Ankara Esenboฤa Airport in Turkey, killing all 42 aboard. Date: January 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Iraq Associations Law Allows Political Party Registration, January 6,…