Date: May 31, 1961
Venera program: Venera 1 becomes the first man-made object to fly by another planet by passing Venus (the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data). Date: May 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in…
Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state. Date: September 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Ahmad Shukeiriβs First Apartheid Analogy…
On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-19 suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The crew are able to effect repairs, but 22 of them die of radiation poisoning over the following two years. Date: July 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 4 π Events…
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 β π Other events on September 28 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Vietnam War: JFK Sends 18,000 U.S. Advisors to…
Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched. Date: February 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Sputnik 9 Launches, Demonstrates Soviet Human Spaceflight Readiness, March 9, 1961ΔSA Flight 511 Crashes in Igensdorf, Germany, Killing…
Viasa Flight 897 crashes after takeoff from Lisbon Airport, killing 61. Date: May 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Goldsboro B-52 Crash and Lost H-Bomb Core, January 24, 1961Soviet Union Launches Venera 1…