Northwest Orient Flight 710 Crashes in Indiana, 63 Killed March 17, 1960
Date: March 17, 1960
Date: March 17, 1960
Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia, with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey, on board. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Northwest Orient Flight 1-11…
French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French president Charles de Gaulle. Date: December 11, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960South Kasai Secedes…
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…
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 crashes near Ankara Esenboğa Airport in Turkey, killing all 42 aboard. Date: January 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Niger Gains Independence from France, August 3, 1960TIROS-1 Transmits…
The first election of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day. Date: September 2, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Coronation Street First Episode Broadcast in UK, December 9,…
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government is likely to support decolonisation. Date: February 3, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Syngman Rhee Resigns After April…