Timeline June 1960

Events in June 1960 6

• 1960 Fats Domino releases Walking to New Orleans Strings A wistful hit with strings.
• 1960 French Open 1960 Men: Nicola Pietrangeli · Women: Darlene Hard
• 1960 John Lee Hooker plays the Newport Folk Festival Folk revival Repackaged as a folk-blues singer for the new audience.
• 1960 Psycho premieres Alfred Hitchcock's thriller shocks audiences Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Psycho, starring Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins, opens in American theaters. Its shower scene becomes one of the most famous and influential sequences in film history.
• 1960 Congo gains independence from Belgium Patrice Lumumba becomes first prime minister The Belgian Congo becomes independent as the Republic of the Congo, ending decades of colonial rule marked by exploitation and violence. Patrice Lumumba takes office as prime minister, but crisis erupts within days.
• 1960 Congo independence End of empire The Belgian Congo becomes independent amid turmoil, abruptly ending Belgium's African empire.