On this day
Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 1960, the world population was approximately 3,015,470,894 people[†]
1960Aimee Mann, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress[†]
Aimee Elizabeth Mann is an American singer-songwriter. Over the course of four decades, she has released ten studio albums as a solo artist. She is noted for her sardonic and literate lyrics about dark subjects, often describing underdog characters. Her work with the producer Jon Brion in the 1990s was influential on American alternative rock.
1960David Steele, English bass player and songwriter[†]
David "Shuffle" Steele is an English musician who was a member of the Beat and Fine Young Cannibals.
1960Aguri Suzuki, Japanese race car driver[†]
Aguri Suzuki is a Japanese former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1988 to 1995.
1960In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1).[†]
Marshall Space Flight Center, located in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the U.S. government's civilian rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center. As the largest NASA center, MSFC's first mission was developing the Saturn launch vehicles for the Apollo program. Marshall has been the lead center for the Space Shuttle main propulsion and external tank; payloads and related crew training; International Space Station (ISS) design and assembly; computers, networks, and information management; and the Space Launch System. Located on the Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, MSFC is named in honor of General of the Army George C. Marshall.
Hudson River piers redevelopment planned as project related to Washington Mkt site redevelopment; sketch
Justice Whittaker illus
to travel on liner Baltika
rept, The Power of the Democratic Ideal, holds democracy can survive in peace and freedom if US takes leadership and wrests initiative from Communists; urges definition of goals, long-range planning, better informed pub on key issues; seen likely Pres election issue since it reflects Gov Rockefeller criticism of Eisenhower on leadership before he endorsed Vice Pres Nixon as Repub nominee for Pres; rept panel headed by J A Perkins; rept written by Prof Frankel; members are L Galantiere, A Heckscher, P Herring
Kennedy charges Adm policies have brought US to brink of war, s, Portland, Ore; offers broad program to restore leadership and win peace
Eisenhower sees USSR unilateral aid to Congo Repub (Belgian Congo) outside of UN motivated by pol designs in Africa, news conf
makes 4th Congo rept to Council; por
Eisenhower says chances are slim that he will conf with Khrushchev while he is at UN, news conf; insists on certain conditions; mentions release of 2 members of RB-47 crew; defends prior talks for peace sake; rejects toughness; spurns using UN for invective and propaganda
Vice Pres Nixon cites need for natl meteorological inst, 'position paper'; sees univs unable to meet current demands
Deputies, 60-19, invalidates Kasavubu's dismissal of Lumumba and Lumumba's dismissal of Kasavubu; Opposition members, fearing arrest, avoid session; Lumumba s for 2 hrs; claims great victory; Sen rejects inv for joint session; Bomboko narrowly escapes arrest
Natl Conf of Citizens for Religious Freedom holds RC Pres would be under extreme pressure to align policy with Vatican's, statement on religious issue in Pres campaign because of Kennedy's RC faith
Kahali, (Vice Pres) M