Historical Events for April 1960
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Months in 1960: January February March May June July August September October November December
Results 1 - 46 of 46
1st - Census determines the resident population of the United States to be 179,245,000
1st - 2nd French atom bomb explodes (Sahara)
1st - France performs nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria
1st - Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee
1st - U Nu elected premier of Burma
1st - 1st weather satellite launched (TIROS 1)
2nd - Cuba buys oil from USSR
2nd - KPEC TV channel 56 in Lakewood Center-Tacoma, WA (PBS) 1st broadcast
3rd - Earthquake at Havre, Belgium
4th - 32nd Academy Awards - "Ben-Hur," Charlton Heston & Simone Signoret win
4th - Oscar awarded to Neth director Bert Haanstra
4th - Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center
4th - Senegal declares independence from France
8th - Neth & Germany sign accord concerning war casualties
9th - 14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3
9th - South African premier Verwoerd wounded in battle
10th - 24th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 282
10th - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
10th - Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill
12th - Bert Haanstra wins Oscar for "Glass"
12th - Bill Veeck & Chicago Comiskey Park debuts "Exploding Scoreboard"
13th - France becomes 4th nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara
13th - Transit 1B, 1st navigational satellite, placed in Earth orbit
14th - "Bye Bye Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 607 performances
14th - 1st underwater launching of Polaris missile
14th - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Maple Leafs in 4 games
15th - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), organizes at Shaw U
17th - American Samoa sets up a constitutional government
17th - Cleveland Indians trade Rocky Colavito to Tigers for Harvey Kuenn
19th - 64th Boston Marathon won by Paavo Kotila of Finland in 2:20:54
19th - Baseball uniforms begin displaying player's names on their backs
19th - Comiskey Park's famed "exploding" scoreboard begins operating
20th - "From A to Z" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 21 performances
21st - Brasilia becomes capital of Brazil
21st - Founding of the Orthodox Bahá'í Faith in Washington, D.C.
23rd - 1st performance of Ferde Grofe's "San Francisco Suite"
24th - 14th Tony Awards: Miracle Worker & Fiorello! win
24th - Heavy earthquake strikes South Persia, 500 killed
24th - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Civitan Golf Open
24th - Record 4 grand slams hit today
25th - 1st submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed (Triton)
27th - 1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee)
27th - South Korean pres Syngman Rhee resigns
27th - Togo (formerly French Togo) declares independence from French adm
28th - "Christine" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 12 performances
28th - WIPM TV channel 3 in Mayaguez, PR (PBS) begins broadcasting
