WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO AUGUST 1960
Find out what all happened June to August 1960

Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) elects Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister, the world's first elected female head of government. (20. July 1960)

Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded. (12. July 1960)

The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 million acres (28,000 km2) of land undervalued at 4 cents/acre in the 1863 treaty. (17. June 1960)

Cuban Revolution: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation. (6. August 1960)

France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina) and Niger. (11. July 1960)

The former British Protectorate of British Somaliland gains its independence as Somaliland. (26. June 1960)

South Kasai secedes from the Congo. (8. August 1960)

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

The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time. (20. July 1960)

New Zealand's first official television broadcast commences at 7.30 pm from Auckland. (1. June 1960)

Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence. (20. August 1960)

Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,300 m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft. (16. August 1960)

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

Islamabad is declared the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan. (1. August 1960)

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

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

Cold War: in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage. (19. August 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)

Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom. (16. August 1960)

Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union. (8. July 1960)