Historical Events in 1960
99 curated events dated to this year, and 46 musicalized poets on V2Melody were alive then.
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Bathyscaphe Trieste Reaches Challenger Deep
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Denim Adopted as Uniform of the Beat Generation and Hippie Counterculture
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First Oral Contraceptive Approved in the United States
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Green Revolution High-Yield Varieties
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Posthumous recognition of 'Desiderata'
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SI Units Formal Adoption
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Soviet Irrigation Diversions Begin the Aral Sea Disaster
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The Great Earthquake of 1960 in Valdivia
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The Twist Initiates the Solo Dance Revolution
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U-2 incident exposes Cold War aerial espionage
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Aral Sea Ecosystem Collapse
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Brasília Planned Capital City Inaugurated
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Death of Leslie Pinckney Hill
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Decolonization and Global Capitalism
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Discovery of Homo habilis at Olduvai Gorge
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Hughes Receives the Spingarn Medal
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Invention of the Laser
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Lady Chatterley's Lover Trial
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OPEC Formation and Oil Price Sovereignty
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Redefinition of the Metre
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Refrigerated Container (Reefer) Introduced
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Robert Burns Woodward Synthesizes Complex Molecules
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike Becomes the World's First Woman Prime Minister
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The Environmental Movement and Food Safety
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The False U-2 Cover Story
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African Nations Metric Adoption
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Australian Iron Ore Mining Expansion
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Balloon Satellites for Communications Experiments
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Bread in Post-Colonial African Poetry
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Broiler Genetics Revolution
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Charismatic Renewal in Mainline Churches
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Community Policing Initiatives Emerge in the US
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Decolonization of Africa Accelerates
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Elias Corey Develops Retrosynthetic Analysis
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Fentanyl First Synthesized
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Final Publication 'The Collected Poems'
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Final Years and Legacy
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Final Years in New York City
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First Paralympic Games
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freezer Trawlers Proliferate
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Hans-Georg Gadamer Publishes 'Truth and Method'
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NAUI Founded: First International SCUBA Certification Agency
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No-Till Farming Practices
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Propane Burners Revolutionize Hot Air Balloons
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Recognition and Literary Contributions
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Rudolph Marcus Develops Electron Transfer Theory
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Scottish and Newcastle is formed
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Singapore Public Housing Program (HDB Flats)
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Soviet Distant Water Fleet Growth
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Synthetic Fishing Nets Introduced
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1960s Gas Chromatography Revolutionizes Food Analysis
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Aché People Massacres in Paraguay
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African Coastal Artisanal Fisheries
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Automated Sewage Treatment Advancements
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Chilean Fishmeal Industry Rise
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Coalbrook Mining Disaster
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Condom Vending Machines Appear in Public Spaces
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Dieter Roth Creates Cheese Sculptures and Mould Paintings
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Echo-Ranging Fish Finders
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Final years and continued writing
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Final Years and Literary Reflection
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First Flight of the Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
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Friendship with Kingsley Amis
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Global Spread of Aseptic Packaging
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Hot Air Balloon Renaissance and Sport Development
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Hurricane Donna 1960
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Introduction of Designer Sunglasses Brands
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Irradiation for Food Preservation Approved
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Kreymborg's Final Years in New York City
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Laobaidong Colliery Disaster
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Launch of TIROS-1 Satellite
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Louis MacNeice's Final Years in Dublin
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Minimalism in Visual Arts
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Post-Colonial Hindi Debates in India
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Psychedelic Research at Harvard by Timothy Leary
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Rise of High-Rise Buildings with Centralized HVAC
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The 1960s US Food Safety Debates
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The Last Steam Locomotive is Retired from US Mainline Service
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Widespread Adoption of Battery Cages
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African Swine Fever Outbreaks in Europe
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Ceremonial Swords in Post-Colonial Africa
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Development of Gradient Tinted Lenses
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Development of Specific Pathogen Free Pig Herds
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District Cooling Systems in Dense Cities
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First Recycled Paper Mill in Modern Era
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First Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Reconnaissance
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Gold Leaf Revival in 20th-Century Art
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Japanese Smart Toilet Precursors
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Jean-Luc Godard and New Wave References to Absinthe
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Modern Combat Knife Development Post-WWII
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Persol Introduces Folding Sunglasses
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Polyurethane Synthetic Leather Development
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Revival of Natural Fiber Sisal and Jute Flooring
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Sunglasses in Surfer and Beach Culture
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The Pop Art of Cheese in Andy Warhol's Work
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Thin Metal Films in Space Technology
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Introduction of Central Air Conditioning in Schools
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Smell-O-Vision
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Introduction of Quilted Textures for Softness
Poets alive in 1960
46 poets
Poets in 1960
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