Date: June 4, 1961
Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba. Date: April 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 20 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961John F. Kennedy Delivers First Live Presidential TV News Conference,…
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 1961Yuri Gagarin First Human in Space, Vostok 1,…
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 β π Other events on January 3 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Eisenhower Warns of Military-Industrial Complex in…
The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections. Date: May 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 1 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada Merge…
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 1961Park Chung Hee Leads South Korea Coup d’Γtat, May 16, 1961Tunisia Blockades French Naval Base at…
K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned. Date: April 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Freedom Riders Begin Southern Bus Trip May 4, 1961Peter Benenson Publishes The Forgotten…