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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in February 1960.
The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Macmillan (Conservative), Pope John XXIII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on February 1960: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of February 1960?


Events

  • 01 Feb 1960 4 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth
  • 02 Feb 1960 Michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss.
  • 03 Feb 1960 British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of the ''a wind of change'' of increasing national consciousness blowing through colonial Africa, signalling that his Government is likely to support decolonisation.
  • 04 Feb 1960 BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member
  • 05 Feb 1960 The first CERN particle accelerator becomes operational in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • 07 Feb 1960 Old handwriting found at Qumran, near the Dead Sea.
  • 08 Feb 1960 US Congress opens hearings looking into payola.
  • 09 Feb 1960 AFL and NFL agree verbally to a no-tampering pact.
  • 10 Feb 1960 Unsinkable Molly Brown closes at Winter Garden NYC after 532 performances
  • 11 Feb 1960 Jack Paar walks off his TV show.
  • 12 Feb 1960 Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers.
  • 13 Feb 1960 Beg, Borrow or Steal opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 performances
  • 14 Feb 1960 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
  • 16 Feb 1960 US nuclear submarine USS Triton sets off on underwater round-world trip.
  • 18 Feb 1960 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, Colorado
  • 19 Feb 1960 Protest strike in Poznan, Poland.
  • 21 Feb 1960 Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open.
  • 24 Feb 1960 US beats Germany in Olympics hockey finals round, 9-1.
  • 26 Feb 1960 Soviet premier Khrushchev voices support for Indonesia.
  • 27 Feb 1960 US Olympics Ice Hockey Team beats USSR 3-2 en route to gold medal.
  • 28 Feb 1960 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, Colorado
  • 29 Feb 1960 KRET TV channel 23 in Richardson, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 03 Feb 1960 British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government was likely to support decolonisation.
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Music charts

Which were the top hits in February 1960?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - Running Bear
  2. - Teen Angel
  3. - The Theme From A Summer Place
  4. - El Paso
  5. - Where Or When

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Why
  2. - Voice In The Wilderness
  3. - Poor Me
  4. - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
  5. - Pretty Blue Eyes

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?

Books

Which were the most popular books released in February 1960?

The Silent Traveller In Boston by Chiang Yee

The Silent Traveller In Boston

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Chiang Yee illustrates The Silent Traveller in Boston. Illustrations by Chiang Yee. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1959. First edition.

Where The Boys Are by Glendon Swarthout

Where The Boys Are

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Glendon Swarthout and a group of English honors students from Michigan State University took off one snowy spring. They motored south from winter's chill to the beaches.

May This House Be Safe From Tigers by Alexander King

May This House Be Safe From Tigers

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Author: Alexander King. Memoir. Copyright: 1960. Illustrations by 23 original drawings of the author. 373 pages. Hardcover.

Enough Good Men by Charles Mercer

Enough Good Men

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An engaging novel set during The American Revoulution

The War Lover by John Hersey

The War Lover

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THE WAR LOVER tells the story of Buzz Morrow, a pilot who loves war and military duty. Hersey argues that wars are only possible because of men like Buzz, who enjoy them.