Date: September 23, 1961
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Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: The chimpanzee Ham travels into outer space. Date: January 31, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Alaska Airlines Flight 779 Crashes Near Shemya, Killing Six, July 21, 1961Soviet Navy Tests…
Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California. Date: February 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961U Thant Appointed UN Secretary-General, First Non-European Leader, November…
The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful explosive device ever detonated. Date: October 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 30 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Project Mercury: Hamβs Spaceflight on January 31, 1961ΔSA Flight 511 Crashes…
Greece becomes the first member state to join the European Economic Community by signing the Athens Agreement, which is later suspended in 1967 during the Greek junta. Date: July 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 9 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More…
President JΓ’nio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that culminates in a military coup in 1964. Date: August 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 25 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Sandinista…
Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission: Gus Grissom piloting Liberty Bell 7 becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission). Date: July 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 21 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Sabena Flight…