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1960 Events

In 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected President, and significant events included the Soviet Union downing an American U-2 plane and the Greensboro sit-in that sparked civil rights protests. Major scientific advancements featured the launch of Sputnik 5 and a record deep-sea dive by the Trieste vessel. The year also saw cultural milestones with popular films, music, and the introduction of the first oral contraceptives.

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1960 Events

In 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected President, and significant events included the Soviet Union downing an American U-2 plane and the Greensboro sit-in that sparked civil rights protests. Major scientific advancements featured the launch of Sputnik 5 and a record deep-sea dive by the Trieste vessel. The year also saw cultural milestones with popular films, music, and the introduction of the first oral contraceptives.

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1960 Events & Facts

MAJOR EVENTS:

• John F. Kennedy elected President in narrow contest over Richard Nixon


• Soviet Union shoots down an American U-2 reconnaissance airplane over
Soviet airspace and captures pilot Gary Powers, forcing U.S. to admit to
aerial spying
• Black students stage a sit-in at a lunch counter in Greensboro, NC to protest
segregated seating at the establishment; the event inspires a wave of
such sit-ins across the South
• Belgian Congo wins independence
• U.S., Britain, France and the Soviet Union conduct summit talks, but without
results
• U.S. relations with Cuba deteriorate as Castro regime seizes U.S. assets
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

• Soviet Sputnik 5 launches two dogs into orbit and returns them safely to earth
• U.S.-French team aboard the deep-sea vessel Trieste dives to a record 35,800
feet in the Pacific
• First studies linking cigarette smoking with heart disease
SPORTS:

• World Series: Pittsburgh over New York Yankees, 4-3


• Olympics held in Rome
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:

• Movies: Psycho, The Entertainer, The Apartment


• Songs: Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Let’s Do the Twist,
Never on Sunday, Teen Angel, Stay, Are You Lonesome Tonight
• TV Shows: Perry Mason, Bonanza, My Three Sons, The Untouchables, Andy
Griffith Show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Walt Disney Presents
• Books: The Affair, C.P. Snow; The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner,
Allan Sillitoe; To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee; Rabbit, Run, John
Updike; The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William L. Shirer
• Presidential candidates Kennedy and Nixon engage in a televised debate that
helps set the precedent for future TV political coverage
EVERYDAY LIFE:

• The number of television sets in the U.S. reaches 85 million, nearly one set for
every two Americans
• First "Teflon" non-sticking cookware goes on sale at Macy’s in New York
First oral contraceptives made available to the public

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