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e. The 1960s (pronounced "nineteen-sixties", shortened to the " '60s " or the " Sixties ") was a decade that began on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. [1] While the achievements of humans being launched into space, orbiting Earth, and walking on the Moon extended exploration, the Sixties are known as the " countercultural decade ...
The 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. In a closely contested election, Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. This was the first election in which 50 states participated, marking the first ...
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Federal government
1. President: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-Kansas/Pennsylvania) 2. Vice President: Richard Nixon (R-California) 3. Chief Justice: Earl Warren (California) 4. Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) 5. Senate Majority Leader: Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas) 6. Congress: 86th
January
1. January 2 – U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) announces his candidacy for the Democraticpresidential nomination. 2. January 19 – The Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan is signed in Washington, D.C. 3. January 23 – Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh descend into the Mariana Trench in the bathyscaphe Trieste, reaching the depth of 10,916 meters. 4. January 25 – In Washington, D.C., the National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the payola scandal b...
February
1. February 1 – Greensboro sit-ins: In Greensboro, North Carolina, four black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University begin a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter. Although they are refused service, they are allowed to stay at the counter. The event triggers many similar nonviolent protests throughout the Southern United States, and six months later, the original four protesters are served lunch at the same counter. 2. February 9 2.1. Adolph Coors...
March
1. March 3 – Elvis Presleyreturns home from Germany to the United States, after being away on military duty for 2 years. 2. March 5 – Elvis Presleyreceives his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army. 3. March 6 – Vietnam War: The United States announces that 3,500 American soldiers will be sent to Vietnam. 4. March 17 – Northwest Airlines Flight 710crashes near Tell City, Indiana, killing all 61 on board. 5. March 22 – Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent f...
January 1 – Michael Seibert, ice dancer and choreographerJanuary 4January 6 – Howie Long, American football playerJanuary 12 – Dominique Wilkins, French-born basketball playerJanuary–June
1. January 1 – Margaret Sullavan, film actress (b. 1909) 2. January 4 – Dudley Nichols, screenwriter (b. 1895) 3. January 10 – Arthur S. Carpender, admiral (b. 1884) 4. January 12 – William Adams Delano, architect (b. 1874) 5. January 16 – Rudulph Evans, sculptor (b. 1878) 6. January 24 6.1. John Miljan, film actor (b. 1892) 6.2. Matt Moore, Irish-American film actor (b. 1888) 7. January 25 – Diana Barrymore, stage & film actress (b. 1921) 8. January 28 – Zora Neale Hurston, African-American...
July–December
1. July 12 – Buddy Adler, film producer (b. 1906) 2. July 15 – Lawrence Tibbett, operatic baritone (b. 1896) 3. July 16 – John P. Marquand, novelist (b. 1893) 4. July 26 – Cedric Gibbons, Irish-American art director (b. 1893) 5. August 7 – Walden L. Ainsworth, admiral (b. 1886) 6. August 9 – Richard Cramer, actor (b. 1889) 7. August 10 – Frank Lloyd, film director (b. 1886) 8. August 14 – Fred Clarke, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), member of MLB Hall of Fame (b. 1872) 9. August 23 – Os...
1960 by topic. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1960. 1960 ( MCMLX) 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.
The 1960s (also called the '60s) was the decade that began on January 1, 1960 and ended on December 31, 1969. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''197st decade''' which began on January 1, 1961 and ended on December 31, 1970. Many things happened in the sixties, including the Space Race, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam War .
Jaguar E-Type. The Jaguar E-Type, or the Jaguar XK-E for the North American market, is a British front mid-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974. Its combination of exceptional aesthetics, advanced technologies, high performance, and competitive pricing established the model as an icon of the motoring world.
May 25, 2010 · Getty Images. 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 ...
