NASA Tests First Saturn I Rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1, October 27, 1961

Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International. Date: May 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day…

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 → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

An allegedly 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, California, US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug. Date: February 13, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Goldsboro B-52 Crash and Lost H-Bomb Core,…

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 1961Canadian…

Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece. Date: September 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 20 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Pakistan Establishes Space Research Commission, Abdus Salam Leads, September 16, 1961CTV Television Network Launches in Canada…