Date: January 25, 1960
With the success of a nuclear test codenamed "Gerboise Bleue", France becomes the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons. Date: February 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960South Africa Coal Mine Collapse Kills…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Orlyonok Young Pioneer Camp…
Patrice Lumumba is arrested by Mobutu Sese Seko's men on the banks of the Sankuru River, for inciting the army to rebellion. Date: December 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Jane Goodall Observes…
The Great Chilean earthquake, measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, hits southern Chile, becoming the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Date: May 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Algerian War: European Volunteers…
Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Acts (United States)). Date: July 4, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅…
The Central African Republic declares independence from France. Date: August 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nedelin Catastrophe: R-16 Missile Explosion at Baikonur Cosmodrome, October 24, 1960Avianca Flight 671 Crashes at Montego Bay,…