1960 in the United States

← → Events from the year 1960 in the United States.

A section of lunch counter from the Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth 's where the Greensboro sit-ins began on February 1 preserved in the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
July 4: The 50-star U.S. flag is adopted
September 26: The first televised U.S. presidential election debate
USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) steams under Golden Gate Bridge , 16 November 1960.
The Texas Zephyr in Dallas , December 26