Date: March 9, 1961
Air France Flight 406 is destroyed by a bomb over the Sahara, killing 78. Date: May 10, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Alan Shepard First American in Space, Project Mercury, May 5, 1961Soviet…
At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect. Date: March 15, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. Date: March 29, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961US Air Force Begins Operation…
"La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, the first revolving restaurant in the United States. Date: November 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Yuri Gagarin First Human in Space, Vostok 1, April 12, 1961John F….
The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin. Date: February 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961World’s First Retractable Roof Stadium Opens in Pittsburgh, September 17, 1961Rafael Trujillo Assassinated…
Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit. Date: April 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Moscow Rokotov-Faibishenko Show Trial Begins, May 31, 1961Fidel Castro Declares Marxism-Leninism and Cuba Adopts Communism,…