France Grants Independence to Mali Federation, April 4, 1960
Date: April 4, 1960
Date: April 4, 1960
The National Association of Broadcasters in the United States reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records. Date: January 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 25 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today)…
Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser. Date: March 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960BrasΓlia Capital Inaugurated, Three Powers Transferred April 21, 1960FDA Approves Enovid…
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…
Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David Pratt in Johannesburg. Date: April 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Capital Airlines Flight 20 Crashes in Virginia, 50…
Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee. Date: February 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960First Televised Royal Wedding: Princess Margaret Marries Antony…