Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs Signed in New York City, March 30, 1961
Date: March 30, 1961
Date: March 30, 1961
Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a dog and a human dummy, and demonstrating that the Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight. Date: March 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Bay of…
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. Date: April 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This…
The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections. Date: May 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 1 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Alaska Airlines Flight 779 Crashes Near Shemya, Killing Six, July…
NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1. Date: October 27, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Freedom Riders Begin Southern Bus Trip, Civil Rights Movement, May 4, 1961Bay of Pigs…
British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland spy ring in London. Date: January 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961US Severs Diplomatic Relations with Cuba, January 3, 1961Conrad Schumann Defects from…
The world's first retractable roof stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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 1961Khrushchev Sparks Berlin Crisis at Vienna Summit June 4, 1961Venera 1 First…