Date: January 25, 1960
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 1960Harold Macmillan Signals Support for Decolonisation, February 3, 1960Capital Airlines Flight 20 Crashes in Virginia, 50 Killed, January 18, 1960USS…
Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis. Date: May 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence. Date: August 20, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960USS Triton Completes First Submerged Circumnavigation of the Globe, April 25, 1960Nedelin Catastrophe: R-16 Missile Explosion…
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 1960Chad Declares…
The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties. Date: January 6, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 6 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Flintstones Animated Sitcom Premieres on ABC Television, September 30, 1960TIROS-1 Transmits First…
The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system. Date: April 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 13 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Jane Goodall Begins Gombe Chimpanzee Study July 14, 1960USS Triton Begins First Submerged…