TIROS-1 Transmits First Television Picture from Space, April 1, 1960

Patrice Lumumba is arrested by Mobutu Sese Seko's men on the banks of the Sankuru River, for inciting the army to rebellion. Date: December 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Jane Goodall Begins…

The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom. Date: December 9, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Munich C-131 Crash Kills 52 December 17,…

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 1960Sputnik Korabl-Sputnik 2 Launches…

The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal). Date: June 20, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 20 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Eisenhower Signs Anti-Cuban Covert Action Directive, March 17, 1960Brasília Capital Inaugurated,…

Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt is injured in an assassination attempt. Date: June 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cal Poly Football Team Plane Crash in Toledo, Ohio – October 29, 1960Senegal Independence from…