Date: January 3, 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)…
East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. Date: October 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Silchar Railway Station Bengali Language Protest Shootings, May 19, 1961La Ronde Opens as…
Project Mercury: Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight. Date: May 5, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Lawrencium First Synthesized at UC Berkeley, February 14,…
Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500. Date: December 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism. Date: April 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961De Gaulle…