Date: November 3, 1960
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Date: March 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami. Date: January 6, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Eisenhower Signs Anti-Cuban Covert Action…
Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt is injured in an assassination attempt. Date: June 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960FDA Approves Enovid as First Oral Contraceptive Pill, May 9, 1960Cuban Revolution: Cuba Nationalizes Foreign…
Islamabad is declared the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan. Date: August 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cold War U-2 Crisis: Khrushchev Announces Gary Powers Captured May 7, 1960Nigeria Gains Independence…
Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France. Date: August 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Theodore Maiman Operates First Optical Ruby Laser, May 16, 1960Great Chilean Earthquake, Most Powerful Recorded Quake -…
Niger gains independence from France. Date: August 3, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Soviet Union Sentences U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers for Espionage, August 19, 1960Nehru and Ayub Khan Sign Indus Waters Treaty,…