Date: December 15, 1960
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President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser opens construction on the Aswan Dam by detonating ten tons of dynamite to demolish twenty tons of granite on the east bank of the Nile. Date: January 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 9 π Events on this day in 1960 π On…
Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180. Date: March 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 21 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960NAB Threatens Fines Over…
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 1960Nehru and Ayub Khan Sign Indus Waters Treaty, September…
Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the Congo (LΓ©opoldville). Date: June 30, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 30 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960NFL Announces Dallas and Minneapolis-St. Paul Expansion Teams, January 28, 1960Central African Republic Declares Independence…
Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union. Date: July 8, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 8 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Jane Goodall Begins Gombe Chimpanzee Study July 14, 1960Joseph Kittinger…
Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after 12 years of dictatorial rule. Date: April 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960China Launches First Sounding Rocket T-7,…