Niger Gains Independence from France, August 3, 1960

The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world. Date: June 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Penguin Books Found…

Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. Date: November 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Patrice Lumumba Arrested by Mobutu’s Men on Sankuru River, December…

Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage. Date: August 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Madagascar gains its independence from France. Date: June 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 26 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cyprus Gains Independence from United Kingdom August 16, 1960Niger Gains Independence from France, August 3, 1960Central African Republic Declares…

Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. Date: May 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960King Mahendra Suspends Nepal Constitution, Dissolves Parliament, Imposes…

The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation. Date: September 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 22 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960South Korea Student Pro-Democracy Protest Forces Syngman Rhee to Resign,…