Date: September 18, 1961
ČSA Flight 511 crashes in Igensdorf, Germany, killing 52. Date: March 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Enos Chimpanzee Launched into Space, Orbits Earth Twice – November 29, 1961Italian Grand Prix Crash Kills…
Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces, before a special joint session of the U.S. Congress, that the United States "should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth." Date: May 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia…
Tanganyika becomes independent from Britain. Date: December 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Vietnam War: JFK Sends 18,000 U.S. Advisors to South Vietnam, November 18, 1961Walt Disney Releases One Hundred and One Dalmatians…
A Douglas Dakota IV operated by Derby Aviation (later renamed to British Midland International) crashes in Canigou, France, killing 34 people. Date: October 7, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961LAN-Chile Flight 621 Crashes…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria. Date: January 8, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Soviet Submarine S-80 Sinks After Snorkel Malfunction, January 27, 1961Aero Flight 311 Crashes in…