Date: May 14, 1961
Cold War: After a series of economic retaliations against one another, the United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba. Date: January 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961De Gaulle Assumes Emergency Powers During…
Tanganyika becomes independent from Britain. Date: December 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Baixa de Cassanje Revolt Sparks Angolan War of Independence, January 3, 1961Brazilian President Jânio Quadros Resigns, Triggering Political Crisis -…
The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections. Date: May 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Northwest Orient Flight 706 Crashes at O’Hare, Killing 37 September…
A USAF B-52 bomber carrying nuclear weapons crashes near Yuba City, California. Date: March 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Freedom Riders Arrested in Jackson, Mississippi May 24, 1961NASA Tests First Saturn I…
The first attempt of the apartheid analogy by Ahmad Shukeiri. Date: October 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961South Africa Announces Commonwealth Withdrawal at Prime Ministers’ Conference March 15, 1961Kindu Massacre Kills 13…
Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections. Date: March 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada Merge June 1, 1961Vietnam War: JFK Sends 18,000…