The temperature on December 28, 1960 was between -1.5 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 21 » Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180.
June 19 » The first NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
June 20 » The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal).
July 28 » The German Volkswagen Act came into force.
August 3 » Niger gains independence from France.
September 18 » Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations.
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