Date: September 23, 1961
Cold War: In the Vienna summit, the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany and ending American, British and French access to East Berlin. Date: June 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this…
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 1961Venera 1 First Man-Made Object to Fly by Venus, May 19, 1961Park Chung Hee…
Vietnam War: The U.S. Army begins Operation Ranch Hand, spraying an estimated 20 million US gallons (76,000 m3) of defoliants and herbicides over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of food and vegetation cover. Date: August 10, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅…
RTÉ, Ireland's state broadcaster, launches its first national television service. Date: December 31, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961K-19 First Soviet Nuclear Missile Submarine Commissioned, April 30, 1961US Air Force Begins Operation Looking…
In Washington, D.C., US President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference. 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 1961British Authorities Uncover Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London,…
The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated. Date: February 27, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Tanganyika Independence from Britain, December 9, 1961US Severs Diplomatic Relations with Cuba, January 3,…