Date: November 8, 1960
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. Date: February 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960China Launches…
Cuban Revolution: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation. Date: August 6, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Hendrik Verwoerd Survives Assassination Attempt in Johannesburg, April 9, 1960Fidel Castro Arrives in New…
The former British Protectorate of British Somaliland gains its independence as Somaliland. Date: June 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Katanga Secedes from Congo in Crisis, July 11, 1960Cold War U-2 Spyplane Shot…
The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated. Date: November 25, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960FDA Approves Enovid as First Oral Contraceptive Pill, May 9, 1960Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa, March…
Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser. Date: March 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nixon-Kennedy First Televised Presidential Debate in Chicago, September 26, 1960Northwest Orient…
Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched. Date: August 12, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cameroon Independence from France and UK, January 1, 1960Ella Baker Leads SNCC Formation at Shaw University…