What Happened in 1960

Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy Appear in First Televised Presidential Debate

The 1960s were a significant changing of the guard in U.S. leadership and also in how Americans chose their leader. During the 1960 debates... Read more

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Meet by Chance on a Train

In 1961, Keith Richards had a chance meeting with Mick Jagger who was traveling in the same train carriage as him. Keith was impressed with the... Read more

"Never On Sunday" Is Released

Never on Sunday (Greek: Ποτέ Την Κυριακή, translit. Pote Tin Kyriaki) is a 1960 Greek black-and-white film which tells the story of Ilya, a... Read more

Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 Crashes

Eastern Air Lines Flight 375, registration N5533, was a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft that crashed on takeoff from Logan International Airport in... Read more

1960 World Series

The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) and New York Yankees (AL) from October 5 to October 13, 1960. It is most... Read more

"Spartacus" Is Released

Spartacus is a (1960) historical drama movie directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast about the... Read more

"Inherit The Wind" Is Released

Inherit the Wind is a 1960 Hollywood film adaptation of the play of the same name, directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Spencer Tracy (Drummond)... Read more

Pirates beat Yankees 10-9 in Game 7 of 1960 World Series

Game 7 was a see-saw battle to the end, with Pittsburgh taking advantage of a freak hop on Virdon's grounder at Kubek that looked like a sure... Read more

Final Debate Airs Between Vice President Richard M. Nixon And Senator John F. Kennedy

On October 21, 1960, American viewers were riveted to their television sets for the broadcast of the fourth and final debate between Vice President... Read more

Nedelin Disaster

On October 26, 1960, the Soviet newspapers published a short communique from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and... Read more

California Polytechnic State Football Team Plane Crash

Crash Experts yesterday examined the twisted wreckage of a plane which was a flaming death trap for nearly half the 35 members of a college... Read more

Cassius Clay Wins First Pro Fight

After his Olympic triumph, Clay returned to Louisville to begin his professional career. There, on October 29, 1960, he won his first professional... Read more

Ernest Hemingway Is Admitted to the Mayo Clinic

But even the beautiful landscapes of Idaho couldn’t hide the fact that something was seriously wrong with Hemingway. In the fall of 1960 Hemingway... Read more

John F. Kennedy Elected 35th U.S. President

On Tuesday, November 8, Kennedy defeated Nixon in one of the closest presidential elections of the twentieth century. In the national popular vote... Read more

Edward R. Murrow Presents The Documentary 'Harvest of Shame'

Harvest of Shame was a 1960 television documentary presented by broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow on CBS that showed the plight of American... Read more

John F. Kennedy, Jr. is Born

Born at Georgetown University Hospital sixteen days after his father was elected to the presidency, Kennedy was in the public spotlight from his... Read more

"Shoot The Piano Player" Is Released

Shoot the Piano Player (French: Tirez sur le pianiste, aka Shoot the Pianist) is a 1960 French film directed by François Truffaut, starring Charles... Read more

Elvis Presley releases His Hand in Mine

His Hand in Mine was Elvis Presley's first RCA Victor 12" long-play gospel album, recorded and originally released in 1960; a followup to his 1957... Read more

Joseph Bellino Wins Heisman Trophy

Joe Bellino, at 5'9" and 181 pounds, in Navy's 1960 season (9-1), gained 834 yards, over half his team's total of 1,650 yards. He competed five of... Read more

Hanoi forms National Liberation Front for South Vietnam

Observing the increasing unpopularity of the Diem regime, on 12 December 1960, Hanoi authorized the creation of the National Liberation Front as a... Read more

TWA and United Airlines Aircrafts Collide in Mid-Air

United Airlines Flight 826, Mainliner Will Rogers, registration N8013U, was a Douglas DC-8 en route from O'Hare Airport in Chicago to New York... Read more