Date: January 25, 1961
A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars. Date: January 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)…
President Jânio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that culminates in a military coup in 1964. Date: August 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Aero…
Eichmann trial: Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty by an Israeli court of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership of an outlawed organization. Date: December 15, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on…
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 1961USAF B-52 Nuclear Bomber Crashes Near Yuba City, California -…
Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle. Date: May 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This…
In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history. Date: September 10, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1961…