Date: January 17, 1961
American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out. Date: May 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Fidel Castro…
The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem. Date: April 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 11 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Viasa Flight 897 Crash Kills 61 After Takeoff May 30, 1961Project Stormfury: Hurricane Esther Silver Iodide Experiment,…
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 → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in…
The first attempt of the apartheid analogy by Ahmad Shukeiri. Date: October 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961The Beatles First Cavern Club Performance, February 9, 1961Patrice Lumumba Assassinated in Congo January 17,…
Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba. Date: April 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Uganda Self-Governing, First Elections – March 1, 1961Freedom Riders Bus…
LAN-Chile Flight 621 crashes in the Andes mountains, killing 21 people, including Argentinian football player Eliseo Mouriño. Date: April 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of…