Editing 1960 (section)

===November===
{{Main|November 1960}}
* [[November 8]] – [[1960 United States presidential election]]: In a close race, Democratic U. S. Senator [[John F. Kennedy]] is elected over Republican U. S. Vice President [[Richard Nixon]], to become (at 43) the second youngest man to serve as [[President of the United States]], and the youngest man elected to this position.
* [[November 14]]
** Belgium threatens to leave the [[United Nations]] over criticism of its policy concerning the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Republic of the Congo]].
** [[Stéblová train disaster]]: A head-on collision between two trains in [[Pardubice]], [[Czechoslovakia]], kills 118 people.
* [[November 22]] – The [[United Nations]] supports the government of [[Joseph Kasavubu]] and [[Joseph Mobutu]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Republic of the Congo]].
* [[November 26]] – [[1960 New Zealand general election]]: The [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] defeats the governing [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] after only three years in office. National leader [[Keith Holyoake]] becomes Prime Minister of New Zealand for a second time.
* [[November 28]] – [[Mauritania]] becomes independent of France.