Fidel Castro Declares Marxism-Leninism and Cuba Adopts Communism, April 16, 1961
Date: April 16, 1961
Date: April 16, 1961
The Beatles at the Cavern Club: Lunchtime β The Beatles perform under this name at The Cavern Club for the first time following their return to Liverpool from Hamburg. Date: February 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 9 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day…
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 β π Other events on May 28 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day…
The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem. Date: April 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 11 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961K-19 First Soviet Nuclear Missile Submarine Commissioned, April 30, 1961Paris Police Massacre Algerian Protesters, October 17, 1961Sandinista…
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 1961Baixa de Cassanje Revolt Sparks Angolan War of Independence, January…
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 β π Other events on March 15 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More…
Terry Jo Duperrault is the sole survivor of a series of brutal murders aboard the ketch Bluebelle. Date: November 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 12 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961US Air Force Begins Operation Looking Glass Doomsday…