Editing 1960s (section)

== Disasters ==
'''Natural:'''
* The [[1960 Valdivia earthquake]], also known as the Great Chilean earthquake, is to date the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, rating 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale. It caused localized tsunamis that severely battered the Chilean coast, with waves up to 25 meters (82&nbsp;ft). The main tsunami raced across the Pacific Ocean and devastated [[Hilo, Hawaii]].
* [[1963 Skopje earthquake]] was a 6.1 moment magnitude earthquake which occurred in Skopje, SR Macedonia (present-day Republic of Macedonia) on 26 July 1963, which killed over 1,070 people, injured between 3,000 and 4,000 and left more than 200,000 people homeless. About 80% of the city was destroyed.
* 1963 – [[Vajont Dam#Landslide and wave|Vajont dam disaster]] – The Vajont dam flood in Italy was caused by a mountain sliding in the dam and causing a flood wave that killed approximately 2,000 people in the towns in its path.
* 1964 – The [[1964 Alaska earthquake|Good Friday earthquake]], the most powerful earthquake recorded in the U.S. and North America, struck [[Alaska]] and killed 143 people.
* 1965 – [[Hurricane Betsy]] caused severe damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast, especially in the state of [[Louisiana]].
* 1969 – The [[Cuyahoga River]] caught fire in Ohio. Fires had erupted on the river many times, including 22 June 1969, when a river fire captured the attention of Time magazine, which described the Cuyahoga as the river that "oozes rather than flows" and in which a person "does not drown but decays." This helped spur legislative action on water pollution control resulting in the Clean Water Act, Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, and the creation of the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
* 1969 – [[Hurricane Camille]] hit the U.S. Gulf Coast at Category 5 Status. It peaked and made landfall with 175&nbsp;mph (280&nbsp;km/h) winds and caused $1.42&nbsp;billion (1969 USD) in damages.

'''Non-natural:'''
* On 16 December 1960, a [[United Airlines]] DC-8 and a [[Trans World Airlines]] Lockheed Constellation [[1960 New York mid-air collision|collided over New York City]] and crashed, killing 134 people.
* On 15 February 1961, [[Sabena Flight 548]] crashed on its way to Brussels, Belgium, killing all 72 passengers on board and 1 person on the ground. Among those killed were all 18 members of the US figure skating team, on their way to the World Championships. 
* On 16 March 1962, [[Flying Tiger Line Flight 739]], a Lockheed Super Constellation, inexplicably disappeared over the Western Pacific, leaving all 107 on board presumed dead. Since the wreckage of the aircraft is lost to this day, the cause of the crash remains a mystery.
* On 3 June 1962, [[Air France Flight 007]], a Boeing 707, crashed on takeoff from Paris. 130 people were killed in the crash while 2 survived.
* On 20 May 1965, [[PIA Flight 705]] crashed on approach to [[Cairo]], Egypt. 121 died while 6 survived.
* On 4 February 1966, [[All Nippon Airways Flight 60]], a Boeing 727, plunged into [[Tokyo Bay]] for reasons unknown. All 133 people on board died.
* On 5 March 1966, [[BOAC Flight 911]] broke up in mid-air and crashed on the slopes of [[Mount Fuji]]. All 124 aboard died.
* On 8 December 1966, the car ferry [[SS Heraklion|SS ''Heraklion'']] sank in the [[Aegean Sea]] during a storm, killing 217 people.
* On 16 March 1969, a DC-9 operating [[Viasa Flight 742]] crashed in the Venezuelan city of [[Maracaibo]]. A total of 155 people died in the crash.