Date: February 16, 1960
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 → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960South Korea Student Pro-Democracy Protest Forces Syngman…
Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched. Date: August 12, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Chile Earthquake Tsunami Kills 61 in Hilo, Hawaii, May 23, 1960Cameroon Independence from France and UK,…
The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung. Date: April 8, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser. Date: March 22, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nasser Opens Aswan Dam Construction with Dynamite, January 9, 1960Brasília Capital…
The first election of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day. Date: September 2, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Cordón Caulle Erupts After Valdivia Earthquake, May 24, 1960USS…
USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched. Date: September 24, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 24 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960African National Party Founded in Chad January 30, 1960Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes Receive First Laser…