Historical Events for December 1960
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Results 1 - 36 of 36
1st - Patrice Lumumba caught in the Congo
1st - Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany for accusation of attempted arson.
3rd - "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 873 performances
3rd - Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner's "Camelot," premieres in NYC
5th - Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium
6th - AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels
7th - Ivory Coast claims independence from France
8th - Expansion LA Angels sign a 4 year lease to use Dodger Stadium
9th - 1st broadcast of "Coronation Street" on British ITV
11th - Black Sunday - Riot in Algiers, 114 die
11th - Coleman/Leigh's musical "Wildcat" with Lucille Ball premieres in NYC
11th - Cleveland's Bernie Parrish sets club record for longest interception return with a 92 yard run
13th - Italy beats US in Davis cup (1st time in 24 years US not in finals)
13th - Laos General Fumi Nosavang occupies Vientiane
14th - Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie
14th - Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) forms
14th - Washington Senators joins American League
15th - King Boudouin of Belgium marries dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon
16th - "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 172 performances
16th - TWA 266 & United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134
17th - "La Plume de Ma Tante" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 835 perfs
17th - "Take Me Along" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 448 performances
17th - Pablo Casals' oratorio "El Pesebrio," premieres
18th - General Meeting of UN condemns apartheid
19th - Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Bkln (50 die)
19th - Frank Sinatra's 1st session with Reprise Records (Ring-A-Ding-Ding)
19th - Mercury-Redstone 1A reaches 210 km in test flight
20th - Auschwitz-commandant Richard Bar arrested in German FR
20th - National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam is formed.
23rd - De Quay's Dutch govt falls
23rd - King Saudi of Saudi-Arabia takes power
24th - Dutch bishops question papacy values
26th - "Do Re Mi" opens at St James Theater NYC for 400 performances
26th - Musical "Do re mi" with Phil Silvers premieres in NYC
26th - Phila Eagles beat Green Bay Packers 17-13 in NFL championship game
27th - France performs nuclear test
