Date: May 6, 1960
The National Football League announces expansion teams for Dallas to start in the 1960 NFL season and Minneapolis-St. Paul for the 1961 NFL season. Date: January 28, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Air…
Charlotte Motor Speedway holds its first NASCAR race, the inaugural World 600. Date: June 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Iraq Associations Law Allows Political Party Registration, January 6, 1960Fidel Castro Arrives in…
Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico, United States, at 102,800 feet (31,300 m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft. Date: August 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day…
The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 million acres (28,000 km2) of land undervalued at four cents/acre in the 1863 treaty. Date: June 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Trans Australia Airlines Flight…
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 1960Theodore Maiman Operates First Optical Ruby Laser, May 16, 1960Nashville…
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 1960Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Established After Legal Battle,…