Date: December 20, 1960
Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom. Date: January 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Eastern Airlines Flight 375 Crashes at Boston Logan, 62 Killed – October 4, 1960Cordón Caulle Erupts…
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government is likely to support decolonisation. Date: February 3, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960UC Berkeley Students Protest House…
A military coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam is crushed. Date: November 11, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960France Legislates Independence for Dahomey, Upper Volta, and Niger, July 11, 1960Reserve…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960US Launches Transit 1-B First Satellite Navigation System…
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 1960Eastern Airlines Flight 375 Crashes at Boston Logan, 62 Killed -…
A New York-bound Alitalia airliner crashes into a cemetery in Shannon, Ireland, shortly after takeoff, killing 34 of the 52 persons on board. Date: February 26, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Syngman Rhee…