On what date in 1960 did Goodall go to Gombe Stream National Park?

On what date in 1960 did Goodall go to Gombe Stream National Park? She went on 14 July 1960.

Jane Goodall arrived on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika in what was then Tanganyika, beginning the chimpanzee field research that made her famous. The project was supported by paleontologist Louis Leakey, who believed that studying living great apes could illuminate early human behavior.

Goodall initially worked without formal university training, but her patient observations produced groundbreaking findings. She documented chimpanzees using and modifying grass stems and twigs to fish for termites, challenging the belief that tool-making distinguished humans from all other animals. She also emphasized individual personalities, family bonds and social relationships.

A common mix-up is confusing her arrival date with the founding of the Jane Goodall Institute, established in 1977, or with her later academic milestones. Gombe became a long-running research site and is now associated with Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania.