Date: December 20, 1960
Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after 12 years of dictatorial rule. Date: April 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960France Becomes Fourth Nuclear Power After…
Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after 12 years of dictatorial rule. Date: April 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Soviet Union Sentences U-2 Pilot Francis…
While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor. Date: December 13, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 13 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people. 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 1960Charlotte Motor Speedway First NASCAR World 600 June 19, 1960US Launches Transit 1-B…
The U.S. Navy submarine USS 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 → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Sputnik Korabl-Sputnik…
A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii. Date: May 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960TIROS-1 Transmits First Television Picture from Space, April…