page_title: July 1960
section_title: July 29, 1960 (Friday)
hierarchical_section_title: July 1960 / July 29, 1960 (Friday)
caption_attribution_description: English: From Left to Right: Kwak Sang-Hoon, then-President of the Chamber of Deputies, Chang Myun, then-Prime Minister and Yun Bo-Seon, then-President of Korea
context_page_description: The following events occurred in July 1960:
context_section_description: In new elections in South Korea, the Democrat party, led by Chang Myon (also known as John M. Chang and Tsutomu Tamaoka), won a majority. Chang became Prime Minister of South Korea on August 19.
  The unmanned spacecraft Mercury-Atlas 1 was launched from Cape Canaveral on a sub-orbital flight to test a manned capsule, but failed 58 seconds later.
  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 6–1 against censorship of American radio and television communications, following hearings in which various witnesses testified in favor of FCC intervention.
  Number 10 Downing Street, the official London residence of the British Prime Minister was closed for renovations expected to last at least two years. Harold Macmillan's home was transferred for the interim to Admiralty House.
  Born: Marta Cid, Catalan Education Minister, in Amposta, Spain
caption: Chang
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