Freedom Riders Begin Southern Bus Trip May 4, 1961
Date: May 4, 1961
Date: May 4, 1961
In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a MarxistβLeninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism. Date: April 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 16 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Freedom Riders…
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 1961Adolf…
In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history. Date: September 10, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 10 π Events on this day in 1961…
While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union. Date: June 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 16 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961La Ronde Opens as First U.S. Revolving Restaurant in…
Tunisia imposes a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte; the French would capture the entire town four days later. Date: July 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 19 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Pune Floods from Khadakwasla…
Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1. Date: April 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 12 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from…