NEWS: 1960

As 1960 begins, it's clear and 28 degrees F at the Baltimore weather station (at Friendship, later ranemed BWI, Airport). The wind is from the west-northwest at 9 miles per hour.

As of this date, about 87.1 percent of American households have at least one television set. This includes about 500,000 color televisions and nearly 50 million black-and-white ones.

The Bank of France begins issuing new francs, valued at 100 times the value of the old francs.

Cameroon gains independence from France.

Margaret Sullavan dies at age 50 of a barbituarate overdose, ruled accidental, in New Haven, Connecticut. She was a stage snd screen actress. Sullavan began her career onstage in 1929. In 1933, she caught the attention of film director John M. Stahl and had her debut on the screen that same year in Only Yesterday. Sullavan preferred working on the stage and made only 16 films, four of which were opposite James Stewart in a popular partnership that included The Mortal Storm and The Shop Around the Corner. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Three Comrades (1938). She retired from the screen in the early 1940s, but returned in 1950 to make her last film, No Sad Songs for Me, in which she played a woman who was dying of cancer. For the rest of her career, she appeared only on the stage. She was born Margeret Brooke Sullavan on May 16, 1909 in Norfolk, Virginia.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy then clear; High temp. 42 degrees F; Low temp. 22 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  No snow on the ground.

John F. Kennedy, a Democratic U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, begins his ultimately successful U.S. presidential campaign.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; light rain showers in the evening; High temp. 39 degrees F; Low temp. 19 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.04 inch.

Michael Stipe is born John Michael Stipe in Decatur, Georgia. He's a singer-songwriter and recording artist best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M.. He is known for his distinctive vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; breezy in the afternoon; High temp. 44 degrees F; Low temp. 31 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy to mostly cloudy; a light rain shower in the morning with a trace of snow; windy from mid-morning onward (28 mph at noon); High temp. 42 degrees F; Low temp. 32 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.07 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then cloudy; breezy much of the day; High temp. 44 degrees F; Low temp. 33 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Total precipitation for Baltimore during January 1960 is 2.31 inches, including melted ice and snow, below the normal of 3.08 inches.  The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during January 1960 is 43.5 degrees F, just above the normal of 43.2 degrees.  The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during January 1960 is 28.5 degrees F, above the normal of 25.4 degrees.  A total of 0.3 of an inch of snow falls at the official Baltimore weather station during January 1960, well below the normal of 6.4 inches.

Four Black freshmen from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro, North Carolina, walk into an F.W. Woolworth store in Greensboro at about 4:30 PM and sit at the lunch counter, but are denied service. They stay there until the store closes that night. This leads to more sit-in protests, with many more people participating, over the coming days and months.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then variable cloudiness; High temp. 44 degrees F; Low temp. 29 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Baltimore FM radio station WFMM broadcasts for the first time. It's at 93.1 MHz and it plays easy-listening music, typically instrumentals, and also some classifcal music.  It's one of the rare stand-alone FM stations, without an accompanying AM station, TV station, or newspaper ownership. This station will change its call letters to WPOC on September 2, 1974, and change its format to country music at that time.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy; High temp. 50 degrees F; Low temp. 21 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Construction of the Hollywood Walk of Fame begins at Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles, California.

Baltimore weather: Clear to partly cloudy, then cloudy; breezy at times until evening; High temp. 42 degrees F; Low temp. 25 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 66 degrees F, a tie for the highest-ever temperature in Baltimore on any February 10th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871. This high temperature ties the 66 F that was recorded in Baltimore on February 10, 1939.

Baltimore weather: Clloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; rain in the evening; breezy/windy from late morning onward (21 mph at 2:00 PM); High temp. 66 degrees F; Low temp. 42 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.122 inch.

France detonates its first atomic bomb. The explosion takes place in the Sahara Desert.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; snow (6 inches) from mid-afternoon onward; breezy much of the day; High temp. 33 degrees F; Low temp. 25 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.50 inch (liquid).  5 inches of snow on the ground.

U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon formally opens the eighth Winter Olypmic Games in Squaw Valley, California.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; rain (heavy at times) form mid-afternoon onward; windy/breezy in the afternoon and evening (29 mph at 9:00 PM); very low barometric pressure (28.81 inches just before midninght); High temp. 46 degrees F; Low temp. 27 degrees F; Precipitation: 1.55 inches.  A trace of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with snow flurries, then clear, then partly to mostly cloudy, then clear; breezy from mid-morning to mid-evening; High temp. 39 degrees F; Low temp. 28 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during February 1960 is 4.95 inches, including melted snow and ice, well above the normal amount of 2.90 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during February 1960 is 44.7 degrees F, below the normal of 46.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during February 1960 is 27.6 degrees F, above the normal of 26.9 degrees. A total of 10.7 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during February 1960, above the normal amount of 7.5 inches.

Friendship International Airport (renamed Baltimore-Washington International Aiirport in 1973) gets 10.0 inches of snow, the greatest snowfall in one day at the airport in 1960.

Baltimore weather: Snow (10 inches) until early afternoon; then cloudy; then a lght snow shower in the evening; breezy/windy (21 mph at 5:00 AM); High temp. 26 degrees F; Low temp. 21 degrees F; Precipitation: 1.05 inches (liquid).  9 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Snow (0.1") in the early morning, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy; windy (31 mph at noon); High temp. 26 degrees F; Low temp. 18 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.02 inch (liquid).  9 inches of snow on the ground.

Elvis Presley is discharged from the U.S. Army.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to mostly cloudy; snow flurries; breezy/windy (25 mph at 6:00 AM); High temp. 27 degrees F; Low temp. 20 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace (liquid).  8 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 10 degrees F, the lowest temperature in Baltimore on any March 8th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, then clear; breezy from late morning to early evening; High temp. 32 degrees F; Low temp. 10 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  4 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 10 degrees F for the second consecutive day, the lowest temperature in Baltimore on any March 9th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy; snow (2.1 inches) in the late evening; High temp. 31 degrees F; Low temp. 10 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.10 inch (liquid).  6 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 6 degrees F, the lowest temperature in Baltimore on any March 11th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming xloudy; breezy from late morning to early evening; High temp. 31 degrees F; Low temp. 6 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  6 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore gets 5.1 inches of snow in a storm that begins in mid-afternoon and also includes some sleet, rain and freezing rain.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy; snow (5.1 inches), sleet, freezing rain and rain from mid-afternoon onward; breezy from early afternoon onward; High temp. 36 degrees F; Low temp. 19 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.63 inch (liquid).  3 inches of snow on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clearing; rain after midnight and a light rain shower in the late afternoon; High temp. 65 degrees F; Low temp. 50 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.07 inch.

Total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1960 is 2.82 inches (liquid), including melted ice and snow.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during March 1960 is 2.82 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 4.01 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during March 1960 is 42.4 degrees F, sell below the normal of 54.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during March 1960 is 24.4 degrees F, well below the normal of 33.9 degrees. A total of 21.6 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship (now BWI) Airport during March 1960, well above the normal amount of 2.8 inches.

This is Census Day in the United States. The population of the United States is 179,323,175 -- an increase of 18.50 percent from 1950. The population of Maryland is 3,100,684 --  an increase of 32.34 percent since 1950. The population of Baltimore (city) is 939,024 -- a 1.1 percent decrease since 1950; this is the first-ever population decrease reported in the decennial census of Baltimore city (which has been in the census every decade since the census began in 1790). The population of Baltimore County is 492,428 -- an increase of 82.2 percent since 1950. The population of Catonsville as determined by the census (not an estimate) is 37,372 -- an increase of 33.5 percent over its population estimate in 1950.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy to cloudy, then clear; breezy at times in the morning; High temp. 67 degrees F; Low temp. 43 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 26 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any April 11th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy; light rain; breezy from mid-afternoon onward; High temp. 59 degrees F; Low temp. 26 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace.

The high temperature in Baltimore reaches 94 degrees F, the highest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any April 25th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy; breezy/windy from late morning to early evening; High temp. 94 degrees F; Low temp. 64 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy; breezy/windy from late morning onward (23 mph at 4:00 pm); High temp. 70 degrees F; Low temp. 50 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during April 1960 is 3.40 inches, just above the normal amount of 3.39 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during April 1960 is 71.7 8egrees F, above the normal of 66.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during April 1960 is 44.9 degrees F, above the normal of 43.6 degrees.

Francis Gary Powers, an American flying a U-2 spy plane, is shot down over the Soviet Union, jumps via parachute from his disabled plane, and is captured by the Russians. (He is convicted of espionage and spends time in Soviet prisons, but is later freed. See February 10, 1962.)

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with rain, becoming clear; breezy/sindy in the afternoon and evening (21 mph at 1, 3, and 5 PM); High temp. 67 degrees F; Low temp. 46 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.23 inch.

The Baltimore area gets heavy rain, with 3.28 inches recorded at Friendship Airport (now BWI Marshall).

3.28 inches of precipitation falls in Baltimore, the most in Baltimore on any May 8th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain showers in the morning, then heavy rain in the afternoon and evening; breezy at times; High temp. 68 degrees F; Low temp. 54 degrees F; Precipitation: 3.28 inches.

Tony Gwynn (Sr.) is born Anthony Keith Gwynn in Los Angeles, California.  He was a professional baseball right fielder, who played 20 seasons (1982–2001) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. The left-handed hitting Gwynn won eight batting titles in his career, tied for the most in National League (NL) history.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; rain in the morning; breezy; High temp. 61 degrees F; Low temp. 43 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.47 inch.

Catcher Joe Ginsberg of the Orioles is charged with three passed balls in one inning and four in the game, both big-league records, as the Orioles lose to Kansas City, 10-0. 

Baltimore weather: Clear, then mostly cloudy, then partly cloudy; breezy in the afternoon; High temp. 71 degrees F; Low temp. 42 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

The first working laser is demonstrated by physicist Theodore Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy, then partly cloudy, then clear; a rain shower in the early morning; High temp. 84 degrees F; Low temp. 56 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.15 inch.

The world's strongest earthquake ever recorded hits southern Chile, killing 1,655 people. The magnitude 9.5 earthquake starts at 3:11 PM local time and lasts for about 10 minutes. The most-affected city is Valdivia, Chile. The resulting tsunamis hit the coasts of Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, southeast Australia, and the Aleutian Islands. Tsunami waves up to 82 feet high devastate parts of the Chilean coast. The tsunamis also devastate Hilo, Hawaii, with waves as high as 35 feet even though the epicenter of the earthquake is 6,200 miles away.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; rain in late evening; breezy at times in the afternoon and evening; High temp. 66 degrees F; Low temp. 60 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.47 inch.

Baltimore weather: Clear to partly cloudy; breezy/windy from late morning through afternoon (25 mph at 2:00 PM); High temp. 81 degrees F; Low temp. 58 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during May 1960 is 7.10 inches, well above the normal amount of 3.85 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during May 1960 is 72.4 degrees F, below the normal of 75.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during May 1960 is 50.8 degrees F, below the normal of 53.3 degrees.

A June Jamboree is held from from noon to 6 PM on the grounds of Johnnycake Elementary School in Westview Park, Catonsville, to raise money for the school's PTA. According to a newspaper article, the entertainment includes "whip rides, a ferris wheel, pony rides and booths for the sale of notions and consumables." (The June Jamboree becomes an annual event. In subsequent years, the event starts earlier in the day, and in many years it has no rides.)

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; a light rain shower in late morning; High temp. 80 degrees F; Low temp. 66 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.01 inch.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 49 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any June 10th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy in the early afternoon; High temp. 77 degrees F; Low temp. 49 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

The San Francisco Giants baseball team fires manager Bill Rigney and replaces him with Tom Sheehan. At 66 years, 2 months and 18 days, Sheehan is the oldest person to debut as a manager of a major-league team.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with light rain, then mostly cloudy, then clear; breezy from late morning to early evening; High temp. 80 degrees F; Low temp. 58 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy, then cloudy; breezy from late mroning to evening; High temp. 92 degrees F; Low temp. 69 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during June 1960 is 1.27 inches, well below the normal amount of 3.98 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during June 1960 is 83.6 degrees F, below the normal of 84.4 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during June 1960 is 60.6 degrees F, below the normal of 62.6 degrees.

The 50-star U.S. flag is officially unfurled, recognizing statehood for Hawaii. The U.S. officially has a 49-star flag for just one year, from July 4, 1959 until this day.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy, then partly cloudy; breezy form mid-morning to mid-afternoon; High temp. 85 degrees F; Low temp. 68 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" is first published.

In the first of two Major League Baseball All Star Games played in 1960, the National League defeats the American League 5-3. Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants gets 3 hits including a double and a triple. Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs hits a home run and a double. Del Crandall of the Milwaukke Braves hits a home run.  For the American League, Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers hits a home run and has two runs batted in. The game is played at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, and the attendance is 30,619.

Baltimore weather: Rain until mid-morning; cloudy, becoming partly cloudy; breezy at times; High temp. 73 degrees F; Low temp. 64 degrees F; Precipitation: 1.01 inch.

The Etch A Sketch drawing toy is introduced to the public at a price of $2.99 (equivalent to about $26 in 2020). Its inventor is French electrician Andre Cassagnes, and the toy is produced by the Ohio Art Company. It sells about 600,000 units in 1960.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 86 degrees F; Low temp. 61 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

In the second of two Major League Baseball All Star Games played in 1960, the National League defeats the American League 6-0. Home runs are hit by Eddie Mathews, Ken Boyer, and Stan Musial, the latter as a pinch hitter. The game is played at Yankee Stadium in New York, NY, and the attendance is 38,362.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy ;a thunderstorm with very heavy rain late in the evening; High temp. 89 degrees F; Low temp. 64 degrees F; Precipitation: 2.91 inches.

U.S. President Richard M. Nixon is nominated for U.S. president at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts is nominated for vice president.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then mostly cloudy; rain showers in the morning, then a thunderstorm in mid-afternoon; High temp. 81 degrees F; Low temp. 64 degrees F; Precipitation: 1.08 inches.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, becoming cloudy; High temp. 85 degrees F; Low temp.  71 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Total precipitation for Baltimore during July 1960 is 8.18 inches, more than double the normal amount for July.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during July 1960 is 8.18 inches, well above the normal amount of 4.48 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during July 1960 is 85.4 degrees F, below the normal of 88.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during July 1960 is 63.8 degrees F, below the normal of 67.7 degrees.

Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hits home run number 511 of his major-league career in the Red Sox' 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians. This home run ties Ted Williams with Mel Ott for fourth place on the all-time list for home runs in a major-league career (up to this point).

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then variable cloudiness; then cloudy; a rain shower late in the evening; High temp. 86 degrees F; Low temp. 68 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.06 inch.

Cal Ripken Jr. is born Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr. in Havre de Grace, Maryland. He becomes a Major League Baseball player for the Orioles, playing for 21 seasons (1981-2001), mostly at shortstop. He holds the major-league record for most cosecutive games played: 2,632. Remarkably, he did not sit out any games because of injury until well after he voluntarily ended his consecutive-games streak. In his career, Cal batted .276, had 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, and 1,695 runs batted in, and he won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense. He was a 19-time All-Star and was twice named American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP). He played alongside one of his brothers, Billy Ripken, from 1987 to 1992. His father, Cal Ripken Sr., managed the Orioles (including Cal Jr. and Billy) from June 1985 to April 1988.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to partly cloudy; breezy in late morning and early afternoon; High temp. 80 degrees F; Low temp. 62 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Pete Runnels of the Boston Red Sox gets 6 hits in 7 at-bats -- 5 singles and a game-winning double -- as the Red Sox defeat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in 15 innings in the first game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park in Boston, MA. The Tigers get 16 hits and the Red Sox get 15 hits in this game. In the second game of the doubleheader, the Red Sox defeat the Tigers again, this time by a score of 3-2. Pete Runnels gets 3 more hits, including two doubles, for a total of 9 hits in this doubleheader, setting a major-league record for most hits in a doubleheader.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy; a thunderstorm with heavy rain late in the evening; High temp. 95 degrees F; Low temp. 72 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.48 inch.

Baltimore weather: Thunderstorm with heavy rain after midnight; another thunderstorm in the early evening; cloudy to partly cloudy; breezy/windy in the early morning (21 mph at 1:00 AM); High temp. 86 degrees F; Low temp. 70 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.99 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during August 1960 is 4.30 inches, above the normal amount of 4.09 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during August 1960 is 85.9 degrees F, below the normal of 86.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during August 1960 is 67.8 degrees F, above the normal of 65.8 degrees.

The American Football League (AFL) has its first regular-season game. The Denver Broncos defeat the Boston Patriots 13-10.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; rain showers in late evening; breezy at times in the afternoon; High temp. 87 degrees F; Low temp. 68 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.23 inch.

3.42 inches of precipitation falls at Baltimore's weather station at Friendship International (now BWI) Airport, the most for Baltimore on any September 12th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Heavy rain after midnight into the morning, then cloudy; then clearing; breezy/windy until early evening (28 mph at 10:00 and 11:00 AM); very low barometric pressure (29.11 inches at 10:00 and 11:00 AM); High temp. 73 degrees F; Low temp. 61 degrees F; Precipitation: 3.42 inches.

The children's television series "Howdy Doody" ends a nearly 13-year run with its final episode on NBC. (It debuted on December 27, 1947. It was one of the earliest series to broadcast entirely in color, beginning in 1955.)

Baltimore weather: Clear, then cloudy, then partly cloudy, then becoming cloudy; High temp. 75 degrees F; Low temp. 53 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

The first debate between U.S. presidential nominees John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon takes place in Chicago, Illinois. This presidential debate is the first of its kind and is simulcast on all three TV networks (ABC, CBS, NBC).

Sue Jones is born.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; High temp. 67 degrees F; Low temp. 52 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

In Boston, the Orioles defeat the Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, MA, 17-3. Attendance is 5,840.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clear, then cloudy, then mostly cloudy; High temp. 76 degrees F; Low temp. 47 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

The Orioles lose to the Boston Red Sox, 5-4, at Fenway Park in Boston, MA. Ted Willliams of the Red Sox hits a home run in his final Major League at-bat. He hits it off pitcher Jack Fisher of the Orioles in the bottom of the 8th inning to bring the Red Sox to a 4-3 deficit. The Red Sox score 2 runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, becoming cloudy; light rain late in the evneing; High temp. 75 degrees F; Low temp. 61 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.01 inch.

The Orioles get rained out.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with a heavy rain shower after midnight and light rain showers in the afternoon and evening, High temp. 70 degrees F, Low temp. 64 degrees F, Precip.: 0.36 inch.

Deborah Marie Surkovich is born in Baltimore. Later known as Deborah Mechtel, she's a civilian professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then clear, then mostly cloudy; a light rain shower; High temp. 80 degrees F; Low temp. 63 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during September 1960 is 6.38 inches, well above the normal amount of 4.44 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during September 1960 is 77.7 degrees F, below the normal of 79.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during September 1960 is 60.4 degrees F, above the normal of 58.8 degrees.

The Orioles defeat the Washington Senators, 3-2, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

The final Major League Baseball standings for the 1960 season are:

American League final standings

National League final standings

Baltimore weather: Cloudy to partly cloudy, then clear; breezy at times until early afternoon; High temp. 64 degrees F; Low temp. 44 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

In their final game of the 1960 season, the Orioles defeat the Washington Senators 2-1.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy to cloudy, then partly cloudy; breezy in the early afternoon; High temp. 70 degrees F; Low temp. 41 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon hold the third televised debate of their presidential campaigns.

In Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the New York Yankees, 10-9, in Game 7 of the World Series, to win their third World Championship, and first since 1925, four games to three. This is the only World Series game in the entire 20th century in which no strikeouts are recorded. In a 9–9 tie, Bill Mazeroski leads off the last of the ninth inning and hits what is arguably the most dramatic home run in World Series history, off Yankees pitcher Ralph Terry.

Baltimore weather: Mostly cloudy, then clear, then cloudy with light rain, then clear; High temp. 75 degrees F; Low temp. 46 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace.

Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and 51 other people are arrested after refusing to leave their seats during sit-down protests at segregated department-store lunch counters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then clear, then cloudy; rain showers late in the evening; breezy at times from early afternoon onward; High temp. 71 degrees F; Low temp. 51 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.18 inch.

The first fully mechanized U.S. post office opens. It is in Providence, Rhode Island.

Ralph Houk replaces Casey Stengel as manager of the New York Yankees. Casey Stengel had been the Yankees' manager since 1949. Earlier, he managed the Brooklyn Dodgers (1934-1936) and Boston Braves (1938-1943). After managing the Yankees, Stengel went on to manage the New York Mets (1962-1965).

Baltimore weather: Rain after midnight into the morning, then cloudy, then clearing; windy/breezy from late morning onward (25 mph at 4:00 PM); High temp. 67 degrees F; Low temp. 41 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.94 inch.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy; light rain showers beginning in mid-morning; heavier rain showers in the evening; High temp. 58 degrees F; Low temp. 50 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.45 inch.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during October 1960 is 2.12 inches, below the normal amount of 3.94 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during October 1960 is 67.3 degrees F, below the normal of 68.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during October 1960 is 45.9 degrees F, below the normal of 46.5 degrees.

This month, the NBC Television Network begins its "color days" promotion. For the first time, the majority of NBC's first-run daytime programming is broadcast in color. NBC is the only American TV network actively promoting color television and color broadcasting.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy with rain after midnight, becoming clear, then partly cloudy; High temp. 63 degrees F; Low temp. 45 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.17 inch.

Snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI) Airport for the first time this snow season.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; snow (0.2") and light rain in mid-morning; breezy from late afternoon the evening; High temp. 45 degrees F; Low temp. 27 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.06 inch (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 24 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any November 8th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; High temp. 49 degrees F; Low temp. 24 degrees F; Precipitation: None.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy with snow flurries, then clear; breezy/windy (23 mph at 4:00 PM); High temp. 41 degrees F; Low temp. 29 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace (liquid).  No snow on the ground.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during November 1960 is 1.08 inches, including melted snow and ice, well below the normal amount of 3.13 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during November 1960 is 59.0 degrees F, above the normal of 57.3 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during November 1960 is 34.8 degrees F, below the normal of 36.5 degrees. A total of 0.2 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI) Airport during November 1960, above the normal amount of 0.1 of an inch.

A snowstorm begins in Baltimore and vicinity at about 10:00 in the morning, depositing about 8 to 9 inches of snow on the ground by midnight. The official Baltimore snowfall total for the day is 9.3 inches, taken at Friendship International (now BWI Marshall) Airport.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy; snow (9.3 inches) from late morning onward; breezy in the afternoon and evening; High temp. 39 degrees F; Low temp. 23 degrees F; Precipitation: 1.12 inches (liquid).  9 inches of snow on the ground.

The Baltimore area receives an additional 4.8 inches of snow, and a total of about 13 inches of snow in a storm that begins the day before end ends about 6:00 this morning.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then partly cloudy; snow (4.8 inches) until about 6:00 AM; windy/breezy (23 mph at 3:00 AM); High temp. 24 degrees F; Low temp. 14 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.53 inch (liquid).  12 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 8 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any December 13th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear most of the day, then cloudy in late evening; windy/breezy until evening (26 mph at 2:00 AM); High temp. 19 degrees F; Low temp. 8 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  9 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 11 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any December 14th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, becoming clear; High temp. 33 degrees F; Low temp. 11 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  7 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 9 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any December 15th (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then becoming cloudy with light rain; High temp. 33 degrees F; Low temp. 9 degrees F; Precipitation: Trace.  6 inches of snow on the ground.

Two passenger planes collide in mid-air over New York, NY and fall to the ground in the city, killing all 128 people on board the two planes plus six on the ground.

Baltimore weather: Cloudy, then clearing; a light snow shower in mid-morning (a trace of snow) mixed with rain; High temp. 42 degrees F; Low temp. 24 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.01 inch (liquid).  5 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 4 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any December 22nd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Partly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy, then clear; breezy/windy until evening (21 mph at 1:00 PM); High temp. 21 degrees F; Low temp. 4 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

The low temperature in Baltimore reaches 0 degrees F, the lowest temperature ever recorded for Baltimore on any December 23rd (up to this point) since recordkeeping began in 1871.

Baltimore weather: Clear, then partly cloudy, then clear, then partly cloudy; breezy at times in the afternoon; High temp. 26 degrees F; Low temp. 0 degrees F; Precipitation: None.  2 inches of snow on the ground.

The U.S. economy grows modestly in 1960. After a strong first quarter of the year, the economy shrinks a bit in the second quarter, gains a bit in the third quarter, then shrinks again in the fourth quarter. The U.S. Gross Domestic Product rises about 1 percent in 1960.

Baltimore weather: Clear, becoming cloudy; light rain; High temp. 37 degrees F;  Low temp. 20 degrees F; Precipitation: 0.01 inch.  One inch of snow on the ground.

It's cloudy and 25 degrees at the official Baltimore weather station at Friendship International (now BWI) Airport as 1960 ends.

The total precipitation for Baltimore during December 1960 is 2.92 inches, including melted snow and ice, below the normal amount of 3.71 inches. The average daily high temperature for Baltimore during December 1960 is 39.1 degrees F, well below the normal of 47.5 degrees. The average daily low temperature for Baltimore during December 1960 is 17.7 degrees F, well below the normal of 29.6 degrees. A total of 15.6 inches of snow falls at Baltimore's official weather station at Friendship International (now BWI) Airport during December 1960, well above the normal amount of 2.5 inches.

Total precipitation for Baltimore in 1960 is 46.83 inches, which is 4.23 inches above the normal amount of 42.60 inches.