WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1960
Find out what all happened August to December 1960

In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1). (8. September 1960)

The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft. (3. November 1960)

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

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

French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French President Charles de Gaulle. (11. December 1960)

While Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard seizes the capital and proclaims him deposed and his son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, Emperor. (13. December 1960)

The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom. (9. December 1960)

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

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

1960 New York air disaster: While approaching New York's Idlewild Airport, a United Airlines Douglas DC-8 collides with a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation in a blinding snowstorm over Staten Island, killing 134. (16. December 1960)

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

In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy. (26. September 1960)

The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as the Democracy Day. (2. September 1960)

Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, crashes after a bird strike on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 of 72 on board. (4. October 1960)

Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France. (5. August 1960)

Richard Pavlick is arrested for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy. (15. December 1960)

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

A military coup against President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam is crushed. (11. November 1960)

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

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