South Vietnam Military Coup Against Ngô Đình Diệm Crushed, November 11, 1960
Date: November 11, 1960
Date: November 11, 1960
Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild. Date: July 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Sukarno Dismisses DPR, Replaces Parliament…
A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii. Date: May 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nashville Sit-Ins Begin at Lunch Counters, February 13,…
A United Air Lines Douglas DC-8 and a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation collide over Staten Island, New York and crash, killing all 128 people aboard both aircraft and six more on the ground. Date: December 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1960…
Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the trial R v Penguin Books Ltd, the Lady Chatterley's Lover case. Date: November 2, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 2 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Theodore Maiman Operates First…
In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celâl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office. Date: May 27, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Avianca Flight 671 Crashes at Montego Bay,…
Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt. Date: May 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Charlotte Motor Speedway First NASCAR World 600 June 19, 1960Ethiopian…