Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
The red robin was officially named Britain's National Bird.
The first Domino's Pizza opened in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey discovered a 1.4 million-year-old Homo erectus in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.
Paul McCartney and Pete Best were arrested.
Ruby Bridges became the first African American girl to take classes at an all-white school in Louisiana.
A chimpanzee was observed for the first time making and using tools.
The US government began its trade embargo against Cuba.
The American epic historical drama movie 'Spartacus' premiered in New York City.
Nigeria, Africa, gained its independence from British rule.
American animated sitcom 'The Flintstones,' which romanticized the Stone Age debuted on ABC.
The Soviets shot down the plane of an American CIA agent, and the pilot was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom.
John F. Kennedy was nominated as a presidential candidate by the US Democrats.
Harper Lee's book 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was published by J. B. Lippincott & Co.
The FDA approved the first oral contraceptive pill called Enovid.
The comedy movie 'The Apartment' was released in New York, US.
Turkish President Celâl Bayar was removed from office by a military coup.
An atomic submarine circumnavigated the globe.
The United States became the first country to legalize a birth control pill.
United States President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
Brazil founded the city of BrasÃlia and made it the nation's new capital city.
The world's first satellite navigation system, Transit 1-B, was successfully launched from the US.
NASA publicly announced the names of the first 7 American astronauts.
The TIROS satellite transmitted the first-ever TV picture from space.
Stanley Kramer became the first person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Arthur Schawlow & Charles Townes was granted the first patent for a laser.
NASA launched the Pioneer 5 space probe from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago.
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, wiped out a third of the city's population.
The Family Circus Comic Strip by Bill Keane debuted.
France became the fourth nuclear-capable nation following its successful Gerboise Bleue atomic test.
Queen Elizabeth II announced that the Royal family is called Windsor, while her offspring are named Mountbatten-Windsor.
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy gave a speech announcing that he was running for US President.
