September 10, 1960: Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila wins the Olympic marathon while running barefootSeptember 14, 1960: Joseph Mobutu, Army Chief of Staff, launches a coup in the Republic of the CongoSeptember 2, 1960: American polio survivor Wilma Rudolph wins women's 100-meter dashSeptember 4, 1960: Oil-producing nations form OPEC