Date: January 3, 1961
A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria. Date: September 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Air France Flight 406 Bombing Over Sahara Kills…
French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte. Date: July 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Sandinista National Liberation Front Founded in Nicaragua – July 23, 1961The Beatles First Cavern Club Performance,…
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706 crashes during takeoff from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, killing all 37 people on board. Date: September 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961East Germany Closes Berlin…
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 1961Damascus Military Coup Ends United Arab Republic September 28,…
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…
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending. Date: January 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…