WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER 1960
Find out what all happened August to September 1960

Nikita Khrushchev, leader of Soviet Union, disrupts a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly with a number of angry outbursts. (29. September 1960)

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

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

Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2 – the Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, 2 rats and a variety of plants. (19. August 1960)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched. (24. September 1960)

Mali and Senegal join the United Nations. (28. September 1960)

Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched. (12. August 1960)

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

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

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