The temperature on October 21, 1960 was between 9.4 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (9%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 9 » Dr. Belding Hibbard Scribner implants for the first time a shunt he invented into a patient, which allows the patient to receive hemodialysis on a regular basis.
March 22 » Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser.
April 25 » The United States Navy submarine USSTriton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
August 16 » Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
September 14 » The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
November 3 » The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft.
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