Date: February 16, 1960
Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia, with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey, on board. Date: January 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Ivory Coast Independence from…
Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted. Date: December 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960African National Party Founded in Chad January 30, 1960Northwest Orient Flight 710 Crashes in Indiana, Killing…
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…
Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence. Date: August 20, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Nixon-Kennedy First Televised Presidential Debate in Chicago, September 26, 1960Queen Elizabeth II Proclaims House of Windsor,…
Aeroflot Flight 036 crashes in Soviet Ukraine, killing 34. Date: August 17, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Orlyonok Young Pioneer Camp Founded July 12, 1960Little Joe 1B Mercury Launch with Miss Sam Monkey…
French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French president Charles de Gaulle. Date: December 11, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Great Chilean Earthquake,…