Date: February 13, 1961
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American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. Date: May 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 4 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961ΔSA Flight 511 Crashes at CasablancaβAnfa Airport, 72 Killed, July 12,…
Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba. Date: April 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 20 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Sputnik 9 Launches with Dog and Dummy, Signals Human Spaceflight…
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. Date: March 29, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 29 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Venera 1 First Man-Made Object…
American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus. Date: May 24, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 24 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961French Military Breaks Tunisian Siege…
Project Mercury: Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight. Date: May 5, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 5 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Alan Shepard First American in Space, Project Mercury,…
Border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall. Date: August 15, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 15 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Patrice Lumumba Assassinated in Congo, January 17,…