Historical Events for Year 1960 (Part 5)
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Months in Year 1960: January February March April May June July August September October November December
Results 601 - 632 of 632
Dec 5th - Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium
Dec 6th - AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels
Dec 7th - Ivory Coast claims independence from France
Dec 8th - Expansion LA Angels sign a 4 year lease to use Dodger Stadium
Dec 9th - 1st broadcast of "Coronation Street" on British ITV
Dec 11th - Black Sunday - Riot in Algiers, 114 die
Dec 11th - Coleman/Leigh's musical "Wildcat" with Lucille Ball premieres in NYC
Dec 11th - Cleveland's Bernie Parrish sets club record for longest interception return with a 92 yard run
Dec 13th - Italy beats US in Davis cup (1st time in 24 years US not in finals)
Dec 13th - Laos General Fumi Nosavang occupies Vientiane
Dec 14th - Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie
Dec 14th - Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) forms
Dec 14th - Washington Senators joins American League
Dec 15th - King Boudouin of Belgium marries dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon
Dec 16th - "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 172 performances
Dec 16th - TWA 266 & United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134
Dec 17th - "La Plume de Ma Tante" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 835 perfs
Dec 17th - "Take Me Along" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 448 performances
Dec 17th - Pablo Casals' oratorio "El Pesebrio," premieres
Dec 18th - General Meeting of UN condemns apartheid
Dec 19th - Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Bkln (50 die)
Dec 19th - Frank Sinatra's 1st session with Reprise Records (Ring-A-Ding-Ding)
Dec 19th - Mercury-Redstone 1A reaches 210 km in test flight
Dec 20th - Auschwitz-commandant Richard Bar arrested in German FR
Dec 20th - National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam is formed.
Dec 23rd - De Quay's Dutch govt falls
Dec 23rd - King Saudi of Saudi-Arabia takes power
Dec 24th - Dutch bishops question papacy values
Dec 26th - "Do Re Mi" opens at St James Theater NYC for 400 performances
Dec 26th - Musical "Do re mi" with Phil Silvers premieres in NYC
Dec 26th - Phila Eagles beat Green Bay Packers 17-13 in NFL championship game
Dec 27th - France performs nuclear test
