Rome Hosts Games of the XVII Olympiad August 25, 1960
Date: August 25, 1960
Date: August 25, 1960
Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Date: February 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 1 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Mali Federation Gains Independence from France June…
The musical Camelot debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. It will become associated with the Kennedy administration. Date: December 3, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 3 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Upper Volta Gains Independence from France, August…
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 β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Sharpeville Massacre: South African Police Kill 69 Protesters,…
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 β π Other events on January 14 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Haile Selassie Loyalists…
Aeroflot Flight 036 crashes in Soviet Ukraine, killing 34. Date: August 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 17 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Madagascar Gains Independence from France June 26, 1960Eisenhower Signs Anti-Cuban Covert Action Directive, March 17, 1960French…
Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser. Date: March 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Madagascar Gains Independence from France June 26, 1960CordΓ³n Caulle Erupts After…