| 21 April 1961 |
United States
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Palestine
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UNGA Res. 1604 (XV): Requesting UNCCP to Carry out its Task
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| 31 January 1961 |
United States
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Racism
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The Friendship Nine advance the jail-no-bail tactic
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| 14 December 1960 |
United States
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Racism
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The UN declares colonial peoples’ right to independence
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| 14 November 1960 |
United States
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Racism
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Ruby Bridges enters a previously white New Orleans elementary school
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| 25 July 1960 |
United States
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Racism
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The Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter desegregates
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| 10 May 1960 |
United States
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Racism
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Nashville lunch counters begin serving Black customers
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| 9 May 1960 |
United States
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Medicine
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US regulators approve a contraceptive pill
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| 9 May 1960 |
United States
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Medicine
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A new contraceptive changes reproductive health
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| 9 May 1960 |
United States
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Medicine
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Birth control trials prompt an ethics discussion
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| 9 May 1960 |
United States
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Medicine
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Regulatory approval differs from equal access
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| 6 May 1960 |
United States
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Racism
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The Civil Rights Act of 1960 adds voting-rights enforcement measures
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| 15 April 1960 |
United States
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Racism
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The Shaw University conference begins the formation of SNCC
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| 1 April 1960 |
United States
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South Africa
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The UN Security Council adopts Resolution 134
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| 25 March 1960 |
United States
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South Africa
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African and Asian states request an urgent UN Security Council meeting
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| 13 February 1960 |
United States
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Racism
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Nashville students launch coordinated lunch-counter sit-ins
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