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January 1960

The decade began with the launch of the Aswan High Dam construction in Egypt and the US Navy bathyscaphe Trieste reaching the deepest point in the ocean.

birth
Michael Stipe

The R.E.M. frontman is born in Georgia.
politics
Independence of Cameroon

The first of 17 African nations to gain freedom this year.
science
Descent to the Challenger Deep

Humans reach the deepest point on Earth.
Deepest Ocean Descent

Humans reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Notable Passings: Albert Camus, Clark Gable