Date: December 17, 1960
Brasília, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro. Date: April 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960U.S….
Chad declares independence from France. Date: August 11, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Greensboro Sit-Ins Begin: Black Students Protest Segregation, February 1, 1960To Kill a Mockingbird First Published in U.S. July 11, 1960Avianca…
Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded. Date: July 12, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Great Chilean Earthquake, Most Powerful Recorded, May 22, 1960Brasília Officially Inaugurated as Brazil’s…
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 1960OPEC Founded: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries September 14, 1960Cold War U-2 Crisis: Khrushchev Announces Gary Powers Captured, May 7,…
The Food and Drug Administration announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill. Date: May 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded. Date: September 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Muhammad Ali Wins Olympic Light Heavyweight Gold Medal, September 5, 1960Congo Crisis: Mobutu Seizes Power in…