USAF B-52 Nuclear Bomber Crashes Near Yuba City, California – March 14, 1961

Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a dog and a human dummy, and demonstrating that the Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight. Date: March 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Spanish Trade…

ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca–Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72. Date: July 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Damascus Military Coup Ends United Arab Republic September 28, 1961500,000-Year-Old Rock with Spark Plug…

Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather attain a new altitude record for manned balloon flight ascending in the Strato-Lab V open gondola to 113,740 feet (34.67 km). Date: May 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India. Date: December 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Uganda Self-Governing, Holds First Elections March 1, 1961Goldsboro B-52 Crash and Lost H-Bomb Core, January 24,…

"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, 1961US Air…

Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO. Date: July 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial…