1960 - Wikipedia
WEB1960 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.
What Happened in 1960 - Significant Events, Prices, 1960 Top …
WEB1960 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.
The 1960s History - Events, Timeline & Facts | HISTORY
WEBMay 25, 2010 · The 1960s History. By: History.com Editors. Updated: June 26, 2020 | Original: May 25, 2010. copy page link. Print Page. Getty Images. The 1960s started off as the dawn of a golden age to most...
1960s: Counterculture and Civil Rights Movement | HISTORY
WEBApr 22, 1970 · The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history. The era was marked by the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and antiwar protests, countercultural movements,...
1960 in the United States - Wikipedia
WEBMay 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.
1960s - Wikipedia
WEB1960 – The first working laser was demonstrated in May by Theodore Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories. 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.
The Sixties . Timeline . Text Version | PBS
WEBOct 14, 2016 · This timeline offers a sample of newsworthy happenings from the 1960s. The events used in this interactive timeline were chosen on the basis of importance at the time, and continuing significance ...
What Happened in 1960 - On This Day
WEBWhat happened and who was famous in 1960? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1960.
JFK, MLK, LBJ, Vietnam, and the 1960s - ThoughtCo
WEBMar 6, 2020 · At the start of the 1960s, things seemed pretty much like the 1950s: prosperous, calm, and predictable. But by 1963, the civil rights movement was making headlines and the young and vibrant President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, one of the most stunning events of the 20th century.
U.S. Timeline, 1960-1969 - America's Best History
WEBApril 1, 1960 - The 1960 census includes a United States population of 179,323,175, an 18.5% increase since 1950. For the first time, two states, New York and California have over fifteen million people within their borders. The geographic center of the United States is located six and one half miles northwest of Centralia, Illinois.
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