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John Reynolds sets age of solar system at 4,950,000,000 years
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1960 Winter Olympics overview
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was held between February 18 and February 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States -
Video about the TIROS-1 weather satelliteIn 1960 the United States launched its first weather satellite in orbit called the TIROS-1.
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The first contraceptive pill is made available on the market in 1960 for women to use and was legal.
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Background information about earthquakeAn earthquake measuring 9.5 on the Richter scale, now known as the Great Chilean Earthquake, hits southern Chile. It is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published.
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A temperature of -88°C is measured in Vostok, Antarctica a world-record low.
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Background information about Olympics during 1960The Olympics took places this year at Rome, Italy.
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Cassius Clay infoCassius Clay a.k.a Muhammed Ali wins gold medal in boxing in Rome Olympics.
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The Warragamba Dam is opened by the Premier of New South Wales
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JFK victoryU.S. presidential election, 1960: John F. Kennedy is elected over Richard M. Nixon, becoming the youngest man elected to that office.
