Alaska Airlines Flight 779 Crashes Near Shemya, Killing Six, July 21, 1961

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 → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Rafael Trujillo…

In Moscow City Court, the Rokotov–Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society. Date: May 31, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Fidel Castro Declares Cuba Communist…

Walt Disney Productions released the animated feature One Hundred and One Dalmatians, based on Dodie Smith's 1956 children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Date: January 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961K-19…

The Beatles at the Cavern Club: Lunchtime – The Beatles perform under this name at The Cavern Club for the first time following their return to Liverpool from Hamburg. Date: February 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day…

The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City. Date: March 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Adolf Eichmann Trial Begins in Jerusalem, April 11, 1961Robert Noyce Granted Integrated Circuit…