Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails in Cuba, April 20, 1961

U Thant is unanimously appointed as the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the first non-European individual to occupy the post. Date: November 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Soviet Union Detonates…

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending. Date: January 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…

The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin. Date: February 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Freedom Riders Bus Firebombed Near Anniston, Alabama, May 14, 1961Viasa Flight 897 Crash…

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 1961Venera 1 First Man-Made Object to Fly by…

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 1961K-19 Nuclear Submarine Reactor Failure on July 4, 1961Yuri Gagarin…

Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state. Date: September 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Freedom Riders Arrested in Jackson,…