Date: March 5, 1960
Brasรญlia, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro. Date: April 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Algerian…
Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people. 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 1960Hendrik Verwoerd Survives Assassination Attempt in Johannesburg, April 9, 1960Little Joe 1B Mercury…
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 โ ๐ Other events on January 28 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960NAB…
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 871 crashes near Ankara Esenboฤa Airport in Turkey, killing all 42 aboard. Date: January 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960First Televised Royal Wedding: Princess Margaret Marries Antony Armstrong-Jones,…
Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis. Date: May 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from…
Capital Airlines Flight 20 crashes into a farm in Charles City County, Virginia, killing all 50 aboard, the third fatal Capital Airlines crash in as many years. Date: January 18, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…