What Happened in Feb 1960

Four black students sit at a segregated lunch counter in Woolworth's, sparking the Greensboro sit-ins

The sit-ins were very significant to the movement. They symbolized a change in the mood of African-American people. Up until then, we had accepted... Read more

Jonathan Larson Is Born

Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer and playwright noted for the serious social issues of... Read more

"La Dolce Vita" Is Released

La dolce vita (Italian for "The Sweet Life") is a 1960 film by the critically acclaimed director Federico Fellini. The film is a trajectory of a... Read more

Jesse Belvin Dies

Jesse Lorenzo Belvin (December 15, 1932 – February 6, 1960) was an American R&B singer, pianist and songwriter popular in the 1950s, whose success... Read more

France tests its first atomic bomb to become the world's fourth nuclear power, code named Gerboise Bleue

Gerboise Bleue ("blue jerboa") was the name of the first French nuclear test. It was an atomic bomb detonated in the middle of the Algerian Sahara... Read more

VIII Olympic Winter Games Held in Squaw Valley, California, United States

The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated between February... Read more

Agadir Earthquake

In summary, it may be stated that the Agadir earthquake of February 29, 1960, was one of the most devastating local quakes of all times. Within a... Read more