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1960 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1960th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 960th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1960s decade.
1960 Major News Events in History. OPEC ( Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ) is formed. Soviet missile shoots down the US U2 spy plane. The United States announces that 3,500 American soldiers are going to be sent to Vietnam. Construction on the Aswan High Dam in Egypt began.
May 1 – A Soviet missile shoots down an American Lockheed U-2 spy plane; the pilot Gary Powers is captured. May 3 – The Fantasticks, the world's longest-running musical, opens at New York City's Sullivan Street Playhouse, where it will play for 42 years.
May 25, 2010 · The 1960s started off as the dawn of a golden age to most Americans. On January 20, 1961, the handsome and charismatic John F. Kennedy became president of the United States. His confidence that, as...
What happened and who was famous in 1960? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1960.
1960 – Tony Hoare announces the Quicksort algorithm, the most common sorter on computers. 1961 – Unimate , the first industrial robot , was introduced. 1962 – First transatlantic satellite broadcast via the Telstar satellite.
Historical events from year 1960. Learn about 608 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1960 or search by date or keyword.
What Happened in 1960 History. Democrat John F. Kennedy wins the U.S. Presidential Election after defeating Republican Richard Nixon. Kennedy became the first president and was the youngest person to have been elected into the highest office at the time.
May 16, 2014 · Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll defined the 1960s. But the decade was also a time of pivotal change — politically, socially and technologically. Check out 60 of the most iconic moments of the ...
America's Best History - United States History Timeline 1960-1969. Civil Rights and Turmoil. Most important historical events of each year of the decade of the 1960's listed.
