History of 1960

During the year of 1960 the following events have happened in our world's history.

January 01, 1960 - Cameroon gains independence from France
January 23, 1960 - Piccard & Walsh in bathyscaph reach 10 900 m in Mariana Trench
January 28, 1960 - 1st photograph bounced off moon Washington DC
February 01, 1960 - 4 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in - at Greensboro Woolworth's
February 11, 1960 - Jack Paar walks off his show
February 13, 1960 - France explodes its 1st atomic bomb - in Algerian desert
March 04, 1960 - Lucille Ball files divorce from Desi Arnaz
March 11, 1960 - Pioneer 5 launched; orbits sun between Earth & Venus
March 15, 1960 - Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve established (1st underwater park)
March 21, 1960 - S African authorities kill 69 demonstrators at Sharpeville
March 22, 1960 - AL Schawlow & C H Townes obtain patent for the laser
March 25, 1960 - 1st guided missile launched from nuclear powered sub (Halibut)
April 01, 1960 - TIROS I (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) launched to improve weather prediction.
May 01, 1960 - Russia shoots down Francis Gary Powers' US spy plane
May 02, 1960 - Caryl Chessman executed in Calif for kidnapping
May 10, 1960 - USS Nautilus completes 1st circumnavigation of globe under water
May 11, 1960 - Israelli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires
May 12, 1960 - Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra special
May 17, 1960 - 1st atomic reactor system to be patented - JW Flora - Canoga Park CA
May 23, 1960 - Israel announced capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina
June 25, 1960 - Walter Baade - astronomer - dies
June 26, 1960 - British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain
June 26, 1960 - Madagascar gains independence from France (National Day)
June 27, 1960 - Chlorophyll "A" synthesized Cambridge Mass
June 30, 1960 - Zaire (then Belgian Congo) gains ind
July 01, 1960 - Ghana becomes a republic.
July 01, 1960 - Italian Somalia gains independence unites with Somali Republic.
July 04, 1960 - Mickey Mantle hits career homer # 300
July 04, 1960 - America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled
July 12, 1960 - USSR's Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs.
July 12, 1960 - Echo I 1st passive satellite launched.
July 13, 1960 - Yankees host 29th All Star game AL lost 6-0
July 15, 1960 - Orioles' Brooks Robinson goes 5 for 5 including the cycle
July 20, 1960 - USSR recovered 2 dogs; 1st living organisms to return from space.
July 20, 1960 - 1st submerged submarine to fire Polaris missile (George Washington)
August 01, 1960 - Benin (Dahomey) gains independence from France
August 03, 1960 - Niger gains independence from France
August 10, 1960 - Discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned 1st object from space
August 11, 1960 - Chad gains independence from France
August 12, 1960 - Echo 1 1st communications satellite is launched
August 13, 1960 - Central African Republic proclaims independence from France
August 15, 1960 - Congo (Brazzaville) gains independence from France (Nat'l Day)
August 16, 1960 - Britain grants independence to the crown colony of Cyprus
August 16, 1960 - Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon at 31 330 m (record)
August 17, 1960 - Francis Gary Powers U-2 spy trial opens in Moscow
August 17, 1960 - Gabon gains independence from France (National Day)
August 18, 1960 - 1st photograph bounced off a satellite Cedar Rapids Iowa
August 19, 1960 - Sputnik 5 carries 3 dogs into orbit (later recovered alive)
August 19, 1960 - Francis Gary Powers convicted of spying by USSR (U-2 incident)
August 20, 1960 - Senegal gains independence from France
August 24, 1960 - temp. drops to -88ø (-127ø F) at Vostok Antarctica (world record)
September 09, 1960 - 4th American Football League plays 1st game (Denver 13 Boston 10).
September 22, 1960 - Mali gains independence from France (National Day)
September 24, 1960 - USS Enterprise 1st nuclear-powered aircraft carrier launched
September 24, 1960 - 1st atomic powered aircraft carrier the Enterprise is launched
September 26, 1960 - 1st of 4 TV debates Nixon & Kennedy took place in Chicago
September 28, 1960 - Ted Williams hits his final homer #521
September 30, 1960 - Flintstones premiers
September 30, 1960 - On Howdy Doody's last show Clarabelle finally talks "Goodbye Kids"
October 01, 1960 - Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day)
October 03, 1960 - Yanks win 8-7 & end season on a 15 game win streak
October 03, 1960 - SF's White House dept store 1st to accept BankAmericard
October 04, 1960 - Courier 1B Launched; 1st active repeater satellite in orbit
October 07, 1960 - Route 66 premiers
October 08, 1960 - Bobby Richarson hits a world series grand slammer
October 10, 1960 - Ron Stewart of Ottawa rushes for CFL-record 287 yards.
October 12, 1960 - Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session.
October 13, 1960 - Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off HR beats Yanks 10-9 in game 7 of World Series
October 19, 1960 - The US imposes an embargo on exports to Cuba.
October 20, 1960 - Ralph Houk replaces Casey Stengel as Yankee manager
October 20, 1960 - 1st fully mechanized post office opened Providence RI
October 21, 1960 - JFK & Nixon clashed in 4th & final pres debate
October 24, 1960 - Disaster on USSR launch pad killed missle expert Nedelin & team (unconfirmed); USSR claims he was killed in plane crash
October 25, 1960 - 1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale NYC
November 10, 1960 - Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill
November 24, 1960 - Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record)
November 25, 1960 - 1st atomic reactor for research & development Richland Wa
November 28, 1960 - Mauritania gains independence from France (Natl Day)
December 07, 1960 - France grants Ivory Coast independence (National Day)