Date: April 8, 1960
The musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. It will become associated with the Kennedy administration. Date: December 3, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cold War U-2 Crisis: Khrushchev Announces Gary…
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 1960Eisenhower Signs Anti-Cuban Covert Action Directive, March 17, 1960NASA Launches First Successful Communications…
Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Date: February 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Niger Gains Independence from France, August 3,…
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Date: March 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 17 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Black college students stage the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee. 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 1960Sudanese Republic Renamed Mali After Senegal Withdraws, September…
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditches off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44. Date: July 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Abebe Bikila Wins Olympic Marathon Gold Barefoot…