Saint Anselm College, Goffstown, New Hampshire, U.S. Thursday May 5, 1960 John F. Kennedy
Saint Anselm College Speech
Saint Anselm College, Goffstown, New Hampshire, U.S. Thursday May 5, 1960 Kennedy gave a speech at Saint Anselm College on May 5, 1960, regarding America's conduct in the emerging Cold War. The address detailed how the American foreign policy should be conducted towards African nations, noting a hint of support for modern African nationalism by saying, "For we, too, founded a new nation on revolt from colonial rule".
London, England, United Kingdom Friday May 6, 1960 Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Margaret married Armstrong-Jones
London, England, United Kingdom Friday May 6, 1960 Margaret married Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 1960. The ceremony was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television, and it attracted viewing figures of 300 million worldwide. 2,000 guests were invited to the wedding ceremony.
Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, California, U.S. Monday May 16, 1960 Laser
Theodore H. Maiman operated the first functioning laser
Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, California, U.S. Monday May 16, 1960 On May 16, 1960, Theodore H. Maiman operated the first functioning laser at Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, California, ahead of several research teams, including those of Townes, at Columbia University, Arthur Schawlow, at Bell Labs, and Gould, at the TRG (Technical Research Group) company. Maiman's functional laser used a flashlamp-pumped synthetic ruby crystal to produce red laser light at 694 nanometers wavelength. The device was only capable of pulsed operation, due to its three-level pumping design scheme.
