Date: June 23, 1961
Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit. Date: April 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Silchar Railway Station Bengali Language Protest Shootings, May 19, 1961Sabena Flight 548 Crash Kills U.S….
Former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is murdered together with former Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of the Congo Maurice Mpolo and former Senator from Kasai Province Joseph Okito in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the governments of Belgium and the United States. Date: January 17, 1961 Read more on…
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 → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Soviet Union launches Venera 1 towards Venus. Date: February 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961South Africa Announces Commonwealth Withdrawal at Prime Ministers’ Conference March 15, 1961Viasa Flight 897 Crash Kills 61…
The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem. Date: April 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Pune Floods from Khadakwasla and Panshet Dam Failures, July 12, 1961British Authorities Uncover Soviet Portland Spy Ring…
The CTV Television Network, Canada's first private television network, is launched. Date: October 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961John F. Kennedy Delivers First Live Presidential TV News Conference, January 25, 1961Lawrencium First…