1960

     

Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friay (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1960 is known as the "Year of Africa."

Trivia about 1960

  • In this year, Nixon faced off against JFK in the first presidential debates ever
  • JFK won the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in this year
  • Nixon & JFK face off in the first televised presidential debate
  • The first 50-star U.S. flag was officially raised on July 4 of this year
  • In this, his final year, Ted Williams became one of the few major leaguers to play in 4 decades