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Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordรณn Caulle begins to erupt. Date: May 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nashville Sit-Ins Begin at Lunch Counters, February 13, 1960TIROS-1 Transmits…
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 โ ๐ Other events on December 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Brasรญlia Capital Inaugurated,…
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 โ ๐ Other events on February 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Francis Gary…
The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100. Date: March 4, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 4 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960French Forces Clash with Protesters in French Algeria, December 11, 1960Eastern Airlines Flight 375…
A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Princess Margaret Marries Antony Armstrong-Jones in First Televised Royal Wedding, May 6, 1960Sharpeville…
China successfully launches the T-7, its first sounding rocket. Date: February 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960France Becomes Fourth Nuclear Power After Gerboise Bleue Test, February 13, 1960Belgian Congo Gains Independence as…