WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO DECEMBER 1960
Find out what all happened July to December 1960

An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio. (29. October 1960)

USS George Washington a modified Skipjack class submarine successfully test fires the first ballistic missile while submerged. (16. July 1960)

Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations. (18. September 1960)

Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France. (15. August 1960)

Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France. (1. August 1960)

Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested (and later deported) from Hamburg, Germany, after accusations of attempted arson. (1. December 1960)

Ghana becomes a Republic and Kwame Nkrumah becomes its first President as Queen Elizabeth II ceases to be its Head of state. (1. July 1960)

Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom. (1. October 1960)

While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps. (1. November 1960)

Chad declares independence. (11. August 1960)

The National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam is formed. (20. December 1960)

The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation. (22. September 1960)

Television viewers in Japan unexpectedly witness the assassination of Inejiro Asanuma, leader of the Japan Socialist Party, when he is stabbed and killed during a live broadcast. (12. October 1960)

Fidel Castro announces Cuba's support for the U.S.S.R. (26. September 1960)

Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Act). (4. July 1960)

Nigeria joins the United Nations. (7. October 1960)

The Central African Republic declares independence from France. (13. August 1960)

Decolonization: Gabon gains independence from France. (17. August 1960)

Niger gains independence from France. (3. August 1960)

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States. (11. July 1960)