Date: August 1, 1961
The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history. Date: June 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events…
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 1961Dadra and Nagar Haveli Merged into Union Territory August 11, 1961ΔSA Flight 511 Crashes at CasablancaβAnfa…
Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic. Date: January 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 11 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961John F. Kennedy Delivers…
The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin. Date: February 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 4 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails in Cuba, April 20, 1961East and West Cameroon…
At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect. Date: March 15, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 15 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More…
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 1961Fidel Castro Declares Marxism-Leninism and Cuba Adopts Communism, April 16, 1961De Gaulle Assumes…