1960 Chad declares independence from France

1960 Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts

1961 Racial riot at University of Georgia

1962 Mandela leaves South Africa, travels to Ethiopia, Algeria &England

1962 Volcano Huascaran in Peru, erupts; 4,000 die

1963 Beatles release "Please Please Me" &"Ask Me Why"

1963 The first discotheque opens, The Whiskey-a-go-go in Los Angeles CA

1964 "She Loves Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City NY after 302 performances

1964 Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is #80 in US (Cashbox)

1964 Panama ends diplomatic relations with US

1964 U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry releases a report that states that smoking cigarettes is bad for your health.

1966 "Daktari" African adventure series premieres on CBS TV with John Wayne

1966 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain

1968 Explorer 36 (GEOS-B) launched into earth orbit (1080/1570 km)

1969 "Hooked on a Feeling" by BJ Thomas peaks at #5

1969 Jethro Tull's This Was Jethro Tull album debuts

1971 The first "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK

1972 East-Pakistan becomes independent state of Bangladesh

1973 Famous victory at the SCG Pakistan chasing 158 all out 106

1973 The designated hitter rule is added to Major League Baseball teams in the American League.

1973 Trial of the Watergate burglars begins in Washington DC

1974 ABC airs final episode of "Love, American Style"

1975 Soyuz 17 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 4

1976 Dorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consecutive national figure skating championship

1976 Military coup in Ecuador, President Guillermo Lara leaves

1976 US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill

1976 US male Figure Skating championship won by Terry Kubicka

1977 France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in the massacre of Israeli athletes at the

1978 Soyuz 27 links with Salyut 6 &Soyuz 26 the first time 3 spacecraft link

1980 Debut of the Pretenders

1981 British team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest &fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles)

1981 Palau adopts constitution

1982 Atlanta GA's temperature goes below zeroº F

1982 Honduras adopts constitution

1983 Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 3rd time

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