Date: March 5, 1960
Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538 crashes near Mackay Airport in Mackay, Queensland, Australia, killing 29. Date: June 10, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cold War U-2 Crisis: Khrushchev Announces Gary Powers Captured May…
The U.S. Navy submarine USSย Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. Date: February 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960NAB Threatens…
The U.S. Navy submarine USSย Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. Date: February 16, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960U.S. Imposes…
USSย Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched. Date: September 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Harold Macmillan Signals Support for Decolonisation, February 3, 1960Nashville Sit-Ins Begin at Lunch Counters, February 13,…
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 โ ๐ Other events on May 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sworn In as Ceylonโs First Female…
Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations. Date: September 18, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1960 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Ella Baker Leads SNCC Formation at Shaw…