Francis Gary Powers Charged with Espionage Over Soviet Union, July 8, 1960
Date: July 8, 1960
Date: July 8, 1960
An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio. Date: October 29, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Aeroflot Flight 036 Crash Kills 34 in Soviet Ukraine, August 17,…
Students in South Korea hold a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign. Date: April 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960French Freighter La Coubre Explodes in Havana,…
John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, who would later be elected president in 1968 and 1972. Date: November 8, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 8 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day…
A military coup against President Ngรด ฤรฌnh Diแปm of South Vietnam is crushed. Date: November 11, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Northwest Orient Flight 710 Crashes in Indiana, 63 Killed March 17, 1960Dahomey…
The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties. Date: January 6, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960US Launches Transit 1-B First Satellite Navigation System April 13, 1960Somali Republic…
Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Chad Declares Independence from France, August 11, 1960National Airlines Flight 2511 Bombing, January…