Operation Moon Bounce had been developed since 1954 and used the Moon as a natural satellite for telecommunications. The first broadcast of Coronation Street on ITV is shown. Indonesia drops diplomatic relations with the Netherlands. On February 1, the civil rights era began with a lunch counter sit-in at a Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina. Cuba nationalises all remaining US businesses. African National Party is founded in Chad, created from the merging of four previous political parties: the, In Greensboro, North Carolina, 4 students stage the first, Harold Macmillan, British Prime Minister, makes his famous “. October 3: The newly elected president of Brazil is Janio Quadros. The coup took the Ngo off guard, but it was executed poorly. On July 12, the Beatles (called the Quarrymen at the time) had their first recording session. The first underwater launch of a Polaris missile occurs as part of the British Naval Ballistic Missile System tests. April 27: President of South Korea, Syngman Rhee, resigns following political fallout from the student-led April Revolution which began April 11. by Harper Lee is published by J B Lippincott & Co. March 28: In Glasgow, Scotland, a scotch whisky factory explodes, burying 20 firefighters. President Eisenhower cancels a trip to Japan following increased political tension as anti-American demonstrations take place in Tokyo. Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 spy trial starts in Moscow. June 21: German sprinter, Armin Hary makes a 100m world record, completing it in 10 seconds. Penguin Books is cleared of obscenity for publishing DH Lawrence’s. June 18: The New York Giants hire their new manager, Tom Sheehan. July 11: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is published by J B Lippincott & Co. Germany and Netherlands sign an accord concerning war casualties. He is later tried under the Piracy laws, in which pirates may and shall be punished wherever apprehended. Named for the new constellation of stars on the American flag the new United States Navy supercarrier is not extinguished for 17 hours due to the 1,900 litre (500 US gallon) diesel tank igniting. Around 69 people were killed, with more than 180 wounded. November 27: Gordie Howe becomes the first Hockey player to score 1,000 points. News Chronicle and Daily Mail merge, and London Evening Star merges with Evening News. The US gains approximately $1.8 billion per year* from Japan, as they subsidise the costs of maintaining the troops. The new President of Pakistan is announced as Marshall Ayub Khan. July 1: Somalia, or Somali Democratic Republic, is formed out of British and Italian territories. The single stayed in the charts for a massive 39 weeks. The political ties remain severed until they are restored by Indonesia’s New Order government in 1968. Beatles: changed music. Both go on to share Nobel Prizes for Physics with other collaboraters on scientific projects. September 27: Europe’s first ‘moving pavement’, now known as a travelator debuts at Bank station on the London Underground. Major events means a really important event that happened or is going to happen What events happened in the 1960's? In 1960 a new house cost $12,700.00 and by 1969 was $15,500.00 In 1960 the average income per year was $5,315.00 and by 1969 was $8,540.00 In 1960 a gallon of gas was 25 cents and by 1969 was 35 cents In 1960 the average cost of new car was $2,600.00 and by 1969 was $3,270.00 It agreed that the United States would help defend Japan if it came under military attack, and in return the it provides bases and ports for U.S. armed forces in Japan. The band had been managing with the loss of Harrison but end their season early now they are 3 members down. 19 in New Orleans. Two days later a riot breaks out outside McDonogh No. In a year where multiple countries gained independence from France, Britain and Belgium, 1960 was an important year to remember. Over 450 firefighters are involved in battling the blaze. This timeline offers a sample of newsworthy happenings from the 1960s. 1 which is attended by white supremacist groups. May 7: USSR announces that Francis Gary Powers has confessed to being a CIA spy. Willard Libby wins the Nobel prize in Chemistry. Gastone Nencini, from Italy, wins the 47th Tour de France with a time of 112 hours 8 minutes and 42 seconds. We take a look at the top ten major events in Oklahoma history. US Vice-president, Richard Nixon, is nominated for the presidential candidate at the Republican convention in Chicago, Illinois. Argentina had a history of refusing to extradite Nazi war criminals and his capture had not been agreed by both governments. By 1962, Indonesia became the biggest non-communist recipient of Soviet military aid. 52 people, including Dr King refuse to leave their seats after being denied service at segregated lunch counters in department stores. Soviet Union shoots down an American U-2 reconnaissance airplane over Soviet airspace and captures pilot Gary Powers, forcing U.S. to admit to aerial spying Her first single for Colombia Records would be released in September of this year and her first album will be released in January ’61. Kennedy elected: changed outlook of country. Areas affected include the Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Florida and New England. Maurice Richard announces his retirement after 18 years. Zaira, formerly Belgian Congo, declares independence from Belgium. March 5: Elvis Presley finishes with the US Army after 2 years of service. He will hold the largest majority margin (15.6%) until 1994 and his share of the popular vote is 48%, larger than any previous president. The Anne Frank House opens in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. To really find out what happened in 1960, our in-depth 1960 timeline is below, and if you’re interested in the way that these 1960 events were reported at the time, check out our selection of 1960 newspapers. The second debate between JFK and Richard Nixon takes place, almost 62 million Americans tune in to watch. The Governor of New York also declared the day Grandma Moses Day in her honour. The museum preserves the hiding place of the Frank family before they were captured by Nazis and sent to concentration camps. February 28: The 8th Winter Olympic Games close in California. On a Frank Sinatra special, Elvis Presley makes an appearance. This version will last until 1992 when it is amended again to include more human rights protection for its citisens. August 1: Aretha Franklin’s first recording session takes place in New York. Argentina had a history of refusing to extradite Nazi war criminals and his capture had not been agreed by both governments. Listened to each year for a while and continued to the next. January 28: The first officially inaugurated photograph is bounced from the Moon from Washington, D.C. to the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. September 30: The Flintstones, the first animated sitcom, premieres on ABC in the US. A steam train was signalled to depart from Stéblová station despite track signals showing it should stop. This marks the first time in 24 years that the US were not in the finals. November 13: A fire in a cinema breaks out in Amude, Syria. The participants were told to surrender their passes and invite police to arrest them. America and the Soviet Union became more embroiled in the cold war as an American U2 spy plane was shot down while on a mission over the Soviet Union. in South Africa are dropped. Chubby Checker performs his dance The Twist on The Dick Clark Show. Thank you. To find out more about the iconic move that swept the nation you can read our blog post about it. This meant that the Soviet Union supplied Sukarno, and Indonesia, with large amounts of modern weaponry. November 10: An uncensored version of Lady Chatterley’s Lover goes on sale in the UK after a jury finds Penguin Books not guilty in an obscenity trial. The storm which became Hurricane Donna formed on August 31 and finally dissipated on September 14. April 8: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a Civil Rights Bill, which is passed by the US Senate with measures against discriminatory voting practices. Benin gains independence from France. In RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, Elvis Presley records. This angers South African politicians. To find out more about the iconic move that swept the nation you can read our blog post about it here. October 7: The second debate between JFK and Richard Nixon takes place, almost 62 million Americans tune in to watch. ANTECEDENTES DEL SINDICALISMO EN MÉXICO. Powers survives the attack and parachutes to safety, where he is captured and imprisoned on charges of espionage. July 22: Cuba nationalises all US-owned sugar factories. Aftershocks would still be felt weeks later. August 17: Indonesia drops diplomatic relations with the Netherlands. The revised treaty grants the US the right to base military forces in Japan in exchange for the promise that America will defend the nation if it’s attacked. December 31: First minted in England in the 13th century, farthing coins will no longer be legal tender in the United Kingdom after today. You can read more about the 1960 Civil Rights Bill. Three black 6-year-old girls enter, previously all-white school, McDonogh No. Williams adds another 21 home runs to his career total his final bat hits a home run when he retires on September 28, 1960. She sings. October 20: Providence, Rhode Island gets the first fully mechanised post office. An estimated $20 million damage is caused by the quake which has a magnitude of 5.9. The Diesel travelling at 37 miles per hour (60km/h) and the steam train travelling at 34 miles per hour (55km/h) collide and passenger cars on both trains are crushed. Founder of Motown Records and Songwriter. Before this Prince Philip’s surname, Mountbatten, would not have been recognised as part of the royal lineage. Nixon loses this race for presidency but would later become the 37th President of the United States in 1969. I learned so much about the evolution of music from this. June 20: Senegal and Federation of Mali become independent from France. The incident is a result of rising opposition to the application of the South African government’s Land Rehabilitation Programme/Betterment Scheme under the Apartheid regime. September 4: Hurricane Donna kills 148 people in the Caribbean and the US over the course of 8 days. The incident does little to improve tensions between America and he Soviet Union; the US claims the plane was over international waters, and the Soviets claim it invaded their airspace. After an attack on President Kassem, Iraq executes 30 people. Khrushchev openly embarrasses the Eisenhower administration by exposing the attempted cover-up of Powers’ original mission. A total of 81 medals was awarded throughout the 10 day event. Jun 20, 1942. Visibility is bad and so it is too late to stop when the diesel railcar comes into view. Both the US and Japan sign a revised defense treaty. Madagascar becomes independent from France. The refugees are mainly from Cuba’s educated upper class and are leaving due to the new president, Castro’s new plans to introduce communism after creating ties with the Soviet Union. 11 Pondos are killed by South African police at Ngquza Hill. In The Netherlands, the millionth telephone is installed. The kneel-ins were not held to protest unjust laws, but to test white churches’ tolerance and resilience to integrated worship. Lv 7. The other two tracks appeared on the album Elvis’ Golden Records Volume 3 which wouldn’t be released until August 11, 1963. A French atom bomb explodes over the Sahara, for the second time. April 1: A French atom bomb explodes over the Sahara, for the second time. Gordie Howe becomes the first Hockey player to score 1,000 points. Providence, Rhode Island gets the first fully mechanised post office. April 24: 500 are killed due to a heavy earthquake in South Persia, a province of Iran. France performs nuclear test, its third test to be undertaken in a nuclear weapons testing range near Reggane, Algeria. Aussie rules football is similar to American football, the players can move the ball with any part of their body however, the players cannot throw the ball. This is one of the final steps taken by the Revolutionary Government to bring about reform in Cuba and reclaim foreign-owned land. November 3: Ivory Coast creates and adopts a constitution, following a presidential system now it is no longer a French colony. Copyright office receives, and issues its 10 millionth registration almost 64 years after the offices were established. He will go on to break this record to set a new one in 1961. Year 1960 – Valdivia/ChileanYear 1960 – Valdivia/Chilean earthquakeearthquake This earthquake is the most powerfulThis earthquake is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded on Earth. Paul McCartney and original drummer, Pete Best are arrested and deported from Hamburg for accusation of attempted arson. Two days later he is found guilty of espionage and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment at Vladimir Central Prison. 01 Jan 1960 US census at 179,245,000; 02 Jan 1960 John F Kennedy announces run for US Presidency; 04 Jan 1960 European Free Trade Association forms in Stockholm, Sweden. The first officially inaugurated photograph is bounced from the Moon from Washington, D.C. to the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Williams adds another 21 home runs to his career total his final bat hits a home run when he retires on September 28, 1960. 50 workers die and a further 150 are injured. The 8th Winter Olympic Games open in Squaw Valley, California. 1951 Somaliland becomes independent from Britain, granted by the British government. This came just days after George Harrison had been deported after officials discovered he was under the age of 18, and therefore not legally permitted to play the gigs they were booked for. Winds of 30-35 mph caused blizzard-like conditions and Manhattan’s hotels filled with commuters who could not get home. Senegal and Federation of Mali become independent from France. She is the country’s first head of state to be elected rather than inherit the title. A steam train was signalled to depart from Stéblová station despite track signals showing it should stop. The Governor of New York also declared the day. Around 35,000 homes and 300 schools are destroyed, worst hit is Ramgati Island, where only 5% of the island’s structures survive and 3,500 people are killed. He will be inaugurated on January 31, 1961. These Homo habilis fossils are somewhere between 2.4 to 1.5 million years old, making this discovery a paleantological breakthrough. Only three weeks after the devastation of October 10th cyclone another cyclone hits the coast off the Gulf of Bengal. is launched into orbit between Earth and Venus. December 9: The first broadcast of Coronation Street on ITV is shown. The change is made so that Gujarati-speaking people and Marathi-speaking people can have their own separate states. Winds of 30-35 mph caused blizzard-like conditions and Manhattan’s hotels filled with commuters who could not get home. August 6: Chubby Checker performs his dance The Twist on The Dick Clark Show. U.S 1940-1960 Timeline created by jay9patidar. The treaty goes into effect in June 1963 and allowed West Germany to reclaim German territories annexed by the Netherlands under the post-WWII Paris Protocol of 1949. April 3: In RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, Elvis Presley records It’s Now or Never, Fever and Are You Lonesome Tonight. July 21: Sirimavo Bandaranaike becomes Prime Minister of Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka. There are 1.5 million television sets in the U.S. this year. Yugoslavia wins against Denmark 3-1 in the final of the men’s football at the Rome Olympics. September 19: LIFE magazine celebrates American folk artist Grandma Moses’ 100th birthday by placing her on the cover. November 4: Mary and Louis Leakey discover the first Homo habilis jaw fragments in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. The mission was originally planned for November 1959 but technical difficulties delayed launch, meaning the window to view Venus had already passed. The first Playboy Club opens in Chicago. 7 years ago. Puerto Rican jockey, Angel Cordero wins his first horse race. the peoples of Eastern Europe and elsewhere which have been deprived of the free exercise of their civil and political rights and which have been swallowed up, so to speak, by the Soviet Union.” After hearing this, Khrushchev quickly rose and pretended to brush Sumulong aside and proceeded to brand him a “jerk, a stooge, and a lackey”. Polaris is Britain’s first submarine nuclear weapons program  and will go into effect from 1968 to 1996. July 5: Mongolia creates its constitution, amending the previous Constitution created in 1940. September 19: Chubby Checker’s song ‘The Twist’ reaches #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. You cannot round off a 1960 timeline without discussing the infamous “shoe-banging incident.”. Sinatra, who had made his hatred of rock and roll music known, sang duets with Elvis to Love Me Tender and Witchcraft. Visibility is bad and so it is too late to stop when the diesel railcar comes into view. Civil Rights Movement: changed the country. Togo had previously been an Anglo-French colony since it was taken from Germany during WWI and subsequently split into French Togo and British Togoland, the latter became part of Ghana in 1957. Historical Events for the Year 1960. The TV special was broadcast on the ABC Television Network and titled The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: Welcome Home Elvis. Real-time reactions of each opponent could now also be seen. All passengers and crew aboard the two airliners are killed along with six people on the ground in Brooklyn, who are hit by the wreckage of Flight 826. Fidel Castro, Cuban President, delivers a 4 hour and 29 minute speech at the United Nations. All people from Latin America are listed as white, including blacks from the Dominican Republic, European whites from Argentina and Mexicans who resemble Native Americans. In 2003, William Taubman, an American scholar, reported that he had interviewed eyewitnesses who said that he presented the shoe but never banged it. During the meeting, the head of Filipino delegation Lorenzo Sumulong referred to the “. The oral contraceptive, named Enovid receives full approval from the FDA. Frederic Chopin. An earthquake in Morocco hits the city of Agadir and kills 12,000-15,000 – around third of the population. January 17: Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved tens of thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary, disappeared in Budapest after being called to Soviet military commander Rodion Malinovsky's headquarters in Debrecen. Its 10,000th episode airs on 7 February 2020. December 1: Paul McCartney and original drummer, Pete Best are arrested and deported from Hamburg for accusation of attempted arson. The country had been under French power since the late 1800s. It will stay in the best-sellers list for 41 weeks and be awarded the 1961 Pulitzer Prize. August 16: Great Britain grants independence to Cyprus. what major events happened in the decade 1960? Powers will not be released until a prisoner exchange takes place in February 1962. America’s new 50-star flag is revealed to include Hawaii. He will go on to win over 7,000 and becomes the first ever Puerto Rican to be inducted into the United States’ Racing Hall of Fame. Two days later he is found guilty of espionage and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment at Vladimir Central Prison. This angers South African politicians. Around 35,000 homes and 300 schools are destroyed, worst hit is Ramgati Island, where only 5% of the island’s structures survive and 3,500 people are killed. Kennedy is the first Catholic President and youngest every to be elected at the age of 43. September 8: German Democratic Republic limits access of East Berlin for residents of West Berlin. Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) gains independence from France. Khrushchev openly embarrasses the Eisenhower administration by exposing the attempted cover-up of Powers’ original mission. April 14: The first underwater launch of a Polaris missile occurs as part of the British Naval Ballistic Missile System tests. March 11: NASAs space probe, Pioneer 5 is launched into orbit between Earth and Venus. 67 people were killed and around 180 more were injured. You just traveled to the USA. August 8: 53 of the 76 charges against African’s detained after the Sharpeville massacre in South Africa are dropped. May 11: Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann is captured by Israeli soldiers in Buenos Aires. September 26: Fidel Castro, Cuban President, delivers a 4 hour and 29 minute speech at the United Nations. Cuba nationalises all US-owned sugar factories. In his speech he denounced the U.S. use of force against the Cuban revolutionists. October 12: JFK and Nixon’s third presidential debate takes place and estimated viewership is around 63.7 million. The exits to the cinema open inwards and the panicking children block them in their stampede to escape, around 200 die. Police open fired on a crowd of black people, killing or wounding up to 250. These ignite spilled diesel causing the trains to burst into flames. October 31: Only three weeks after the devastation of October 10th cyclone another cyclone hits the coast off the Gulf of Bengal. This site is the best thing that happened to me! Give the gift of nostalgia this year with a range of gifts from newspapers with alcohol, to maps, puzzles and more. In the US, the first contraceptive pill is made available to buy. The TV special was broadcast on the ABC Television Network and titled. German Democratic Republic limits access of East Berlin for residents of West Berlin. Previously, the oldest known human fossils were from the Asian specimens of. The Head of Cambodia is declared as Prince Norodom Sihanoek following the death of his father, Norodom Suramarit, the King of Cambodia on April 3. It agreed that the United States would help defend Japan if it came under military attack, and in return the it provides bases and ports for U.S. armed forces in Japan. 1st January » Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom. In international tennis, Italy beats the US in the Davis Cup. Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested at an Atlanta sit-in. According to police, 20,000 people gathered near a police station in Sharpeville, 30km from Johannesburg. I have been researching this for hours. 6th January » National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami called Miami, Florida. December 10: Willard Libby wins the Nobel prize in Chemistry. In an attempt to prevent a boiler explosion, the fireman of the steam engine dumps the hot coals from the firebox on the ground. August 17: Francis Gary Powers’ U-2 spy trial starts in Moscow. July 27: US Vice-president, Richard Nixon, is nominated for the presidential candidate at the Republican convention in Chicago, Illinois. He will be inaugurated on January 31, 1961. August 3: Niger gains independence from France. Apr 14 American record company Motown, founded by Berry Gordy Jr., is incorporated as Motown Record Corporation. The three neighbouring countries that make up the Benelux are Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. These ignite spilled diesel causing the trains to burst into flames. The incident does little to improve tensions between America and he Soviet Union; the US claims the plane was over international waters, and the Soviets claim it invaded their airspace. . August 12: Ralph Boston sets the long jump record at 8.21m, breaking the record that lasted 25 years. The United States launches the first weather satellite, TIROS-1. NASCAR driver, Lee Petty and his two sons, Richard and Maurice, race against each other for the first and only time in Birmingham, Alabama. March 1: A train crash in Bakersfield California kills 14 people when the San Francisco Chief, bound for Chicago collides with a fuel truck, igniting the fuel and derailing two of its 11 passenger cars. 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. Little Red Riding Hood. December 2: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorises $1 million to be used for relief and resettlement of Cuban refugees, who are arriving in Florida at the rate of about 1,000 per week. MAJOR EVENTS: John F. Kennedy elected President in narrow contest over Richard Nixon . The first of four debates took place on Sept. 26, 1960, and was viewed by about 40% of the U.S. population. June 15: Argentina complains to the UN about the illegal transfer of Adolf Eichmann to Israel. It was first signed in 1951 which officially ended World War Two. The first launch of a Delta satellite launching vehicle fails when the Second-stage attitude control system failed to ignite. May 16: The “Big 4” summit should begin in Paris but is cancelled as a result of the USSR levelling spy charges against US; another way that the 1960 events surrounding the “U-2 incident” continued to create political tension between America and the Soviet Union. May 19: A rest day for the self-employed is required by the Belgian parliament. 2 of the 6 crew survive. This timeline lists all the important events that may have been forgotten over the past 50 years. Polaris is Britain’s first submarine nuclear weapons program  and will go into effect from 1968 to 1996. . Its 10,000th episode airs on 7 February 2020. Been doing that since for four years now since 2014. The band had been managing with the loss of Harrison but end their season early now they are 3 members down. 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