WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 1960
Find out what all happened September to December 1960

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded. (14. September 1960)

At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Dr. Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals. (4. November 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)

Congo Crisis: With CIA help, Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution. (14. September 1960)

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

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

The boxer Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) is awarded the gold medal for his first place in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome. (5. September 1960)

The farthing coin ceases to be legal tender in the United Kingdom. (31. December 1960)

Nigeria joins the United Nations. (7. October 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)

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

The poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is elected as the first President of Senegal. (5. September 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)

Troops loyal to Haile Selassie I in Ethiopia crush the coup that began December 13, returning power to their leader upon his return from Brazil. Haile Selassie absolves his son of any guilt. (17. December 1960)

1960 Munich Convair 340 crash: 20 passengers and crew on board as well as 32 people on the ground are killed. (17. 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)

In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight. (29. October 1960)

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