Seven Miles Down: The Voyage to the Bottom of the World
On January 23, 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh rode the bathyscaphe Trieste to the floor of the Challenger Deep, the deepest known point on Earth.
Tales from the year 1960
The Ground That Shook the World: The 1960 Chile Earthquake
On May 22, 1960, a magnitude 9.5 earthquake off Chile — the largest ever recorded — devastated Valdivia and sent tsunamis across the Pacific.
The Day Chad Raised Its Own Flag
On August 11, 1960, the African nation of Chad proclaimed its independence from French rule and stepped onto the world stage.