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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 25, 2010 · Learn about the major events, trends and movements that shaped the 1960s in the United States, from the Kennedy and Johnson administrations to the civil rights and anti-war protests. Explore the photos, videos and articles that capture the decade's political, social and cultural transformations.
1960 – 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.
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.
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.
The Sixties dominated by the Vietnam War, Civil Rights Protests, the 60s also saw the assassinations of US President John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Cuban Missile Crisis, and finally ended on a good note when the first man is landed on the moon .
