Date: January 9, 1960
Dr. Belding Hibbard Scribner implants for the first time a shunt he invented into a patient, which allows the patient to receive hemodialysis on a regular basis. Date: March 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Air France Flight 343 crashes on approach to Yoff Airport in Senegal, killing all 63 aboard. Date: August 29, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960African National Party Founded in Chad January 30, 1960Aeroflot…
Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded. Date: July 12, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960USS Triton Begins First Submerged Circumnavigation of Globe, February 16, 1960Cyprus Gains Independence…
Charlotte Motor Speedway holds its first NASCAR race, the inaugural World 600. Date: June 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Soviet Union Sentences U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers for Espionage, August 19, 1960U-2…
Students in South Korea hold a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign. Date: April 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Harold Macmillan Signals Support for Decolonisation, February…
In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1). Date: September 8, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960First…