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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.
- Vietnam --- Vietnam War
- USA -- Pioneer 5 Spacecraft
- Egypt -- Aswan High Dam
- Brazil --- Brasilia
- Civil Rights Act of 1960
- Boynton v. Virginia
- UK --- CND / Ban The Bomb
- United States - First TV Presidential Debate
- Italy - Rome Olympics
- United States --- JFK Wins Presidential Election
The United States announces that 3,500 American soldiers are going to be sent to Vietnam More Information and Timeline For Early History Of Vietnam War 1. 1946 France reoccupies French Indochina following the end of World War II 2. 1946 The Viet Minh launched a rebellion against the French authority governing the colonies of French Indochina 3. 194...
NASA launches the Pioneer 5 space probe on March 11. The purpose of its mission was to travel between the orbits of Earth and Venus in order to gather information about deep space between the two planets. The space craft measured the interplanetary magnetic field and gathered information about ionization and solar flare particles. It successfully c...
Construction on the Aswan High Dam in Egypt began during January. The 364 feet tall by 12,562 feet long dam was built across the Nile river and it was completed in 1970 at a cost of about $1 billion. The dam created the reservoir of Lake Nasser, which has a 5.97 trillion cubic feet capacity. The dam had a positive impact on the economy of Egypt as ...
The new capital city of Brazil Brasilia is officially inaugurated on April 21, More Information and Timeline for Brasilia 1. 1956The President of Brazil Juscelino Kubitschek ordered the construction of Brasilia to change the capital city of Brazil from Rio De Janeiro which was not ideal as it was not in a central location, fulfilling the promise of...
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960 into law on May 6th. The purpose of the law was to close loopholes from the Civil Rights Act of 1957and dealt primarily with voter disenfranchisement. The act created some penalties for anyone who tried to obstruct voter registration and extended the life of the Civil Rights Commissi...
The United States Supreme Court decides the Boynton v. Virginia case during December. The case revolved around Bruce Boynton, an African-American law student, who was arrested for trying to order at a “whites only” restaurant in a bus terminal. The court ruled in a 7-2 decision that racial segregation in public transportation was unconstitutional a...
100,000 Join "Ban The Bomb" Rally on April 18th in London More Information and Timeline For Creation of CND / Ban The Bomb 1. 1957 CND formed to promote an end to British nuclear weapons and global abolition of nuclear weapons 2. 1958 CND holds first public meeting at Central Hall, Westminster, London attracts 5,000 people. 3. 1958 Gerald Holtom de...
The first televise U.S. Presidential debate takes place between Kennedy and Nixon. More Information for First TV Debate U.S. Presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon take part in the first ever televised presidential debate during September . The debate was held in Chicago and the two discussed domestic issues. In this historic deb...
The Summer Olympics are held in Rome, Italy. More Information for the Rome Olympics 1. The Summer Olympics begin in August , with Rome as the host city. 2. These were the first games to be fully covered on television. 3. A total of 83 countries sent over 5,000 athletes to participate in the 150 sporting events. 4. The Soviet Union, United States, a...
John F Kennedy wins presidential Election. More Information and Timeline for JFK's Election. Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy wins the United States Presidential election on Tuesday, November 8th after defeating current Vice President, Richard Nixon, at the polls. Kennedy was the first Catholic and the youngest person to be elected at 43 years ol...
Find out what happened in 1960, from major events and birthdays to deaths and weddings. Explore the highlights, film and TV, music, sport, and fun facts of the year 1960.
8 September – Tan Howe Liang wins a silver medal during the 1960 Summer Olympics. November [ edit ] 12 November – The Old National Library Building (demolished in 2004) was opened.
- The Great Society. During his presidential campaign in 1960, John F. Kennedy had promised the most ambitious domestic agenda since the New Deal: the “New Frontier,” a package of laws and reforms that sought to eliminate injustice and inequality in the United States.
- The War in Vietnam. Unfortunately, the War on Poverty was expensive–too expensive, especially as the war in Vietnam became the government’s top priority.
- The Fight for Civil Rights. The struggle for civil rights had defined the ‘60s ever since four black students sat down at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, in February 1960 and refused to leave.
- The Radical ’60s. Just as black power became the new focus of the civil rights movement in the mid-1960s, other groups were growing similarly impatient with incremental reforms.
Browse the calendar of historical events in 1960, from the US-Japan security pact to the first manned vessel to reach the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Find out what happened on any date in 1960 with On This Day.
Jul 31, 2017 · Take a journey through a few of the highs (and lows) of a decade that changed everything. The 1960s was a time of upheaval in virtually every part of American culture. From music to civil rights...
