Date: April 23, 1961
A USAF B-52 bomber carrying nuclear weapons crashes near Yuba City, California. Date: March 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 14 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails in Cuba – April 20, 1961Fidel Castro Proclaims…
ΔSA Flight 511 crashes in Igensdorf, Germany, killing 52. Date: March 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961ΔSA Flight 511 Crashes at CasablancaβAnfa Airport, 72 Killed, July 12, 1961K-19 Nuclear Submarine Reactor Failure…
Project Mercury: Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight. Date: May 5, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 5 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961East Germany Closes Berlin Border, Berlin Wall Construction…
Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West, and construction of the Berlin Wall is started. The day is known as Barbed Wire Sunday. Date: August 13, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August…
Walt Disney Productions released the animated feature One Hundred and One Dalmatians, based on Dodie Smith's 1956 children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Date: January 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 25 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961K-19…
Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team along with several of their coaches and family members. Date: February 15, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 15 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from…