Date: January 17, 1961
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During the Algiers putsch by French generals, President Charles de Gaulle announces he has assumed emergency powers, and calls on troops and civilians to support him. Date: April 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events…
An allegedly 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, California, US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug. Date: February 13, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 13 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Explorer 9 Launches in Explorer Program, February…
The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem. Date: April 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961De Gaulle Assumes Emergency Powers During Algiers Putsch, April 23, 1961Bay of Pigs Invasion: CIA-Backed Cuban Exiles…
Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched. Date: February 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 16 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Stalinโs Body Removed from Leninโs Mausoleum, Reburied Near Kremlin Wall, October 31, 1961Alabama Governor Declares Martial Law Amid…
Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba. Date: April 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961SL-1 Nuclear Reactor Explosion Near Idaho Falls, January 3, 1961USAF…
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 โ ๐ Other events on September 28 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Niterรณi Circus Fire Kills 500+ in Brazil, December…