Date: January 28, 1960
At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet. Date: September 10, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Mali…
The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established. Date: January 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960First Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile…
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…
The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft. Date: November 3, 1960…
South Kasai secedes from the Congo. Date: August 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes Receive First Laser Patent March 22, 1960Katanga Secedes from Congo in Crisis, July 11,…
China successfully launches the T-7, its first sounding rocket. Date: February 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960FDA Approves Enovid as First Oral Contraceptive Pill, May 9, 1960Iraq Associations Law Allows Political Party…