Date: November 4, 1960
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Indonesian President Sukarno dismisses the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR), 1955 democratically elected parliament, and replaces it with DPR-GR, the parliament of his own selected members. Date: March 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 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…
Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union. Date: June 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 25 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia, with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey, on board. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960USS Triton Begins First…
Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 21 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960U-2 Incident: Francis Gary Powers Shot Down Over Soviet Union, May 1, 1960Somali…
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 crashes near Ankara EsenboΔa Airport in Turkey, killing all 42 aboard. Date: January 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 19 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Lake Bodom Murders in Finland June 5, 1960Little Joe…