French Military Breaks Tunisian Siege of Bizerte, July 20, 1961
Date: July 20, 1961
Date: July 20, 1961
Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections. Date: March 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Viasa Flight 897 Crash Kills 61 at Lisbon Airport, May 30, 1961Rudolf Nureyev Defects from Soviet Union…
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. Date: April 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This…
Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: The chimpanzee Ham travels into outer space. Date: January 31, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 31 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Freedom Riders Bus Firebombed Near Anniston, Alabama, May 14, 1961Pune Floods from Khadakwasla and…
Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit. Date: April 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Bay of Pigs Invasion: CIA-Backed Cuban Exiles Land in Cuba, April 17, 1961La Ronde Opens…
The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections. Date: May 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 1 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Fidel Castro Declares Cuba Communist in National Speech, April 16,…
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. Date: March 29, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 29 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Fidel Castro Declares Cuba Communist…