Project Mercury: Ham’s Spaceflight on January 31, 1961

Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces, before a special joint session of the U.S. Congress, that the United States "should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth." Date: May 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia…

Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people. Date: July 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Sabena Flight 548 Crash Kills U.S….

The South African Constitution of 1961 becomes effective, thus creating the Republic of South Africa, which remains outside the Commonwealth of Nations until 1 June 1994, when South Africa is returned to Commonwealth membership. Date: May 31, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in…

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 1961Sandinista…

Air France Flight 406 is destroyed by a bomb over the Sahara, killing 78. Date: May 10, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Dag Hammarskjöld Dies in Congo Air Crash, September 18, 1961Walt Disney…

Viasa Flight 897 crashes after takeoff from Lisbon Airport, killing 61. Date: May 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Soviet Union Launches Venera 1 Toward Venus, February 12, 1961Fidel Castro Declares Cuba Communist…