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1960 |
| UCLA |
 The Business Administration Building was built this year to house the undergraduate and graduate School of Business Administration. Once the social science building and new library facilities were completed, the UCLA campus extended from Sunset to Le Conte.Parking Lot 5 was also completed in 1960. Parking Lot 5 is the most convenient lot to classrooms and lectures near Royce and Powell Library. | Back to Top | |
| Dorm Life - 1960 |
 Dykstra Hall, built in 1959, became the first co-educational dorm in the nation in 1960. The hall was originally only for males, but the top three floors became female housing. Dykstra was the first of a community of dorms at UCLA. Sproul Hall, named for the President Emeritus of the University Robert Gordon Sproul, opened in 1960. Sproul housed over 800 residents. 404 women lived in one wing, and 404 men lived in a separate wing. The men and women shared study lounges and a dining hall. On campus housing includes Mira Hershey Hall, Clarence Dykstra Hall, and Sproul Hall, housing over 1,900 students. | Back to Top | |
| The Master Plan - 1960 |
 The California Postsecondary Education Commission publishes The Master Plan, a statement of the visions of the California Community Colleges, California State University, and the University of California. The biggest change for the University of California was the increase in admission standards that The Master Plan called for. For more information on The Master Plan and Admissions, please visit the Master Plan and Admissions page. The Master Plan | Back to Top | |
 The UCLA Medical Center Auxiliary named three women as the Women of Science 1960. At a luncheon held at the Beverly Hills Hotel, the three women received their award. Assistant Professor of Surgery Dr. Eva M Kavan, specialist in anesthesia; Dr. Marietta Voge, an Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases and specialist in parasitology; and Dr. Bernice M Wenzel Acting Professor of Physiology and brain analyst during learning were recognized. | Back to Top| |
| Willard Libby awarded Nobel Prize - 1960 |
 One of UCLA’s own professors, Willard Libby, was recognized for his development of carbon dating by being awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1960. Professor Libby came to UCLA as the Professor of Chemistry, and on January 1, 1962 was appointed Director of the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. | Back to Top| |
| Construction of Children’s Clinic Begins - September 1960 |
 The construction of the Marion Davies Children’s Clinic begins at the UCLA Medical Center. The Children’s Clinic is named after the actress Marion Davies who donated $2.1 million for the construction of the clinic. The building is designed as a four level addition to the UCLA Medical Center. The Children’s Clinic is built with emphasis on an outpatient clinic and research laboratories. | Back to Top| |
| International Events |
| Woolworth’s Sit-In - Greensboro, North Carolina - February 1, 1960 |
 Greensboro, North Carolina was the site of the landmark Woolworth’s Sit-In. On February 1, 1960, four young black men entered the Elm Street Woolworth’s. Ezell Blair Jr. (Jibreel Khazan), David Richmond, Joseph McNeil, and Franklin McCain sat in the counter and asked for coffee. Being denied service because of their race, the Greensboro Four, as they came to be known, remained seated. A mob formed of white Greensboro citizens and police officers formed around them. Refusing to move or leave, the Greensboro Four were attacked by the mob. Determined, they persisted in their place despite being attacked and having salt, pepper, ketchup, etc. put in their wounds.| Back to Top| |
| Summer Olympics - Rome 1960 - August 25, 1960 to September 11, 1960 |
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| 1960 Presidential Election – John F. Kennedy becomes President - November 8, 1960 |
John F. Kennedy defeats Richard M. Nixon in the closest election in American history to become the 35th President of the United States. Kennedy was the youngest man elected to the position of President, and on November 22, 1963 he was the youngest to die. | Back to Top| |
1961 |
| UCLA Events |
| School of Public Health - March 17, 1961 |
 The UCLA School of Public Health was established on March 17, 1961. Though the University previously offered a program on Public Health, it was under the UC Berkeley program. The independent school, established by the UC Regents on the Westwood campus, offers both undergraduate and graduate instruction. The previous program was established in 1945. Associate Dean L. S. Goerke served as first dean of the American Public Health Association accredited school. | Back to Top| |
| Dedication of The Union - April 3, 1961 |
 The five and a half million dollar Student Union opened on this date. The structure, which included recreational facilities, study-inducing lounges, and .. food service, took almost three years to complete. “The dedication… marks the beginning of a new and exciting potential for UCLA” quoted Chancellor Murphy at the dedication. | Back to Top| |
| Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy - September 23, 1961 |
 Franklin David Murphy was inaugurated as the 6th chief executive and 3rd chancellor of UCLA. Due to the absence of UC President Clark Kerr, the two hour ceremony in Dickson Court was conducted by the Regents Chairman Edwin W. Pauley. | Back to Top| |
| "Bonne Fete" Monsieur Picasso - October 25 - November 12, 1961 |
 Pablo Picasso celebrated his 80 th birthday like only he could. On October 25, 1961 the exhibition “Bonne Fete” Monsieur Picasso from Southern California Collectors opened. Art collectors from across Southern California decided to celebrate Picasso’s 80th birthday by lending their Picasso art works. The art works were lent to the UCLA Art Council and UCLA Art Galleries for the purpose of assembling a great and varied exhibition of Picasso’s artistic accomplishments. Picasso was so amazed by the quality of the exhibition that he created a lithograph to go with the exhibition. The exhibition was so successful that it broke attendance records at UCLA. For more on this exhibition please visit the exhibitions age. EXHIBITIONS | Back to Top| |
| Bel-Air-Brentwood Fire - November 6, 1961 |
 At 8:15 am Monday, November 6, 1960 a fire erupted in the Santa Monica Mountains. A vast part of the Bel-Air-Brentwood area became ablazed. Called the “worst fire” in Los Angeles’ history, it affected 3,500 people and 250 homes. No deaths were reported but 50 people were treated at local hospitals. Damage was estimated at upwards of $6 million dollars and over 7,000 acres were damaged. Both the Governor of California and the Mayor of Los Angeles declared the area a disaster zone. UCLA itself was not consumed or witnessed any actual flames, but much of the residential area around UCLA was. The smoke and ash greatly affected the UCLA campus. | Back to Top| |
| International Events |
| First Human in Space - Yuri Gagarin - April 12, 1961 |
 The Cold War in full effect, the USSR beat the U.S. in putting a man on space. The U.S. had plans to send a man to space in May, but the USSR did it first a month earlier. Aboard Vostok 1, 27 year old Soviet Cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, became the first human in space. Gagarin became an instant international celebrity; he was even on the cover of Time Magazine. | Back to Top| |
| Trouble in Germany – Construction of Berlin Wall Begins - August 13, 1961 |
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The Summer Olympics of 1960 were held in Rome. There were 150 events in 17 sports, and the USSR dominated the Olympics coming first in medals--43 gold, 29 silver, and 31 bronze. For the first time in history, the Olympics were covered by broadcast television. Rome witnessed many phenomenal feats and firsts. After winning the marathon barefooted, Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia became the first black African to win a gold medal in Olympic history. Cassius Clay, who would later be know as Muhammad Ali, gained national notoriety after winning the light-heavyweight gold medal. 
Construction of the Berlin Wall begins on August 13, 1961. The wall separated West Berlin from East Berlin and the surrounding area of East Germany. The wall remained until 1989.