Date: May 4, 1961
Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces, before a special joint session of the U.S. Congress, that the United States "should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth." Date: May 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia…
The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem. Date: April 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961La Ronde Opens as First U.S. Revolving Restaurant in Honolulu, November 21, 1961Fidel Castro Declares Cuba Socialist,…
In Moscow City Court, the RokotovโFaibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society. Date: May 31, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 31 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Eichmann Trial: Adolf Eichmann Sentenced…
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 โ ๐ Other events on August…
Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost. Date: January 24, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Konstantinos Dovas…
Air France Flight 406 is destroyed by a bomb over the Sahara, killing 78. Date: May 10, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 10 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961ฤSA Flight 511 Crashes at CasablancaโAnfa Airport, 72 Killed, July 12,…