Northwest Orient Flight 710 Crashes in Indiana, Killing 63 – March 17, 1960
Date: March 17, 1960
Date: March 17, 1960
Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Acts (United States)). Date: July 4, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅…
Queen Elizabeth II issues an Order-in-Council, proclaiming the House of Windsor and declaring that her descendants will take the name Mountbatten-Windsor. Date: February 8, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 8 📅 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 1960Somali Republic…
Ghana becomes a republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its head of state. Date: July 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nashville Sit-Ins Begin…
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 1960Mali Federation Gains…
At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Date: April 15, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 15 📅 Events on this…