France Referendum Supports Charles de Gaulle’s Algeria Policy, January 8, 1961
Date: January 8, 1961
Date: January 8, 1961
The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful explosive device ever detonated. Date: October 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 30 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Brazilian President JΓ’nio Quadros Resigns, Triggering Political Crisis – August 25,…
ΔSA Flight 511 crashes in Igensdorf, Germany, killing 52. Date: March 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Project Mercury: Hamβs Spaceflight on January 31, 1961Eisenhower Warns of Military-Industrial Complex in Farewell Address, 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…
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 1961France Referendum Supports Charles de Gaulle’s Algeria Policies, January 8,…
Alaska Airlines Flight 779 crashes near Shemya Air Force Base in Shemya, Alaska killing six. Date: July 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 21 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Project Stormfury: Hurricane Esther Silver Iodide Experiment, September 16, 1961Freedom…
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…