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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 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 June 1960: find out below

history

Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1960?


Events

  • 01 Jun 1960 WDTV TV channel 5 in Clarksburg-Weston, WV (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 02 Jun 1960 Broadway theaters close
  • 05 Jun 1960 George Gobel Show, last airs on CBS-TV
  • 06 Jun 1960 Steve Allen Show, last airs on NBC-TV
  • 07 Jun 1960 U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy wins the California Democratic primary.
  • 08 Jun 1960 Argentine government demands release of Adolf Eichmann
  • 09 Jun 1960 ABC and AFL sign a 5 year contract
  • 11 Jun 1960 92nd Belmont: Bill Hartack aboard Celtic Ash wins in 2:29.2
  • 12 Jun 1960 KORN (now KDLT) TV channel 5 in Mitchell-Sioux Falls, SD (ABC) begins
  • 13 Jun 1960 Alley-Oop by Dyna-Sores peaks at #59
  • 15 Jun 1960 Angel Cordero wins his 1st of over 7000 horse races
  • 16 Jun 1960 Psycho, opens in New York
  • 17 Jun 1960 Fire consumes the El Rancho Vegas casino resort, on the Las Vegas Strip.
  • 18 Jun 1960 Destry Rides Again closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 472 performances
  • 19 Jun 1960 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open
  • 20 Jun 1960 12nd Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack and Jane Wyatt
  • 21 Jun 1960 Armin Hary runs world record 100m
  • 23 Jun 1960 Pat Boone Show, last airs on ABC-TV
  • 24 Jun 1960 Joseph Kasavubu is elected as the first President of the independent Congo.
  • 25 Jun 1960 Earthquake in NE Belgium
  • 26 Jun 1960 Hall of Fame allows veteran committee to vote annually
  • 27 Jun 1960 British Somaliland becomes part of Somalia
  • 28 Jun 1960 10.40 (26.42 cm) of rainfall, Dunmor, Kentucky
  • 29 Jun 1960 Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Western Golf Open
  • 30 Jun 1960 US stops sugar import from Cuba

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Music charts

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

  1. - Cathy's Clown
  2. - Everybody's Somebody's Fool
  3. - Stuck On You
  4. - Good Timin'
  5. - Burning Bridges

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Three Steps To Heaven
  2. - Good Timin'
  3. - Cathy's Clown
  4. - Please Don't Tease
  5. - Cradle Of Love

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Psycho

Psycho

Release year: 1960

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin

Country: United States of America

The Apartment

The Apartment

Release year: 1960

Directed by: Billy Wilder

Starring: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston

Country: United States of America

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

Release year: 1960

Directed by: Stanley Kramer

Starring: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York

Country: United States of America

Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

Release year: 1960

Directed by: Richard Brooks

Starring: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Dean Jagger

Country: United States of America

Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

Release year: 1960

Directed by: Wolf Rilla

Starring: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Michael Gwynn, Laurence Naismith

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in June 1960?
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I Kid You Not by Jack Paar

I Kid You Not

By:

Jack Parr: Who are you? Jack Parr has the inside scoop on this question.

The Venus Of Konpara by John Masters

The Venus Of Konpara

By:

A story about an archaeological adventure set in Victorian India. It involves a group of people searching for an ancient Indian statue, while avoiding man-eating Tigers.

Perle by Perle Mesta with Robert Cahn

Perle

By:

Excellent condition for a 1960 copyright

Return To Japan by Elizabeth Gray Vining

Return To Japan

By:

Return to Japan by Vining, Elizabeth Gray

The Chapman Report by Irving Wallace

The Chapman Report

By:

Books