Date: April 8, 1960
Robert McNamara is named president of the Ford Motor Company, becoming the first non-Ford family member to serve in that post. He resigns a month later to join the newly elected John F. Kennedy administration. Date: November 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day…
Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt. Date: May 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Fidel Castro Arrives in New York as Cuban UN Delegate,…
A New York-bound Alitalia airliner crashes into a cemetery in Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board. Date: February 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Soviet Union…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960USS Trieste Breaks Depth…
A New York-bound Alitalia airliner crashes into a cemetery in Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board. Date: February 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960NFL Announces…
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 1960Joseph…