The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua. Date: July 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Alaska Airlines Flight 779 crashes near Shemya Air Force Base in Shemya, Alaska killing six. Date: July 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission: Gus Grissom piloting Liberty Bell 7 becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission). Date: July 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 21 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today)
French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte. Date: July 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Tunisia imposes a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte; the French would capture the entire town four days later. Date: July 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today)
ฤSA Flight 511 crashes at CasablancaโAnfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72. Date: July 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today)
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 โ ๐ Other events on July 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Greece becomes the first member state to join the European Economic Community by signing the Athens Agreement, which is later suspended in 1967 during the Greek junta. Date: July 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today)
On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-19 suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The crew are able to effect repairs, but 22 of them die of radiation poisoning over the following two years. Date: July 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 4 ๐ Events…
The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force. Date: June 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 23 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today)