During the Algiers putsch by French generals, President Charles de Gaulle announces he has assumed emergency powers, and calls on troops and civilians to support him. Date: April 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 23 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today)
Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba. Date: April 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 20 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today)
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. Date: April 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 17 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This…
In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a MarxistβLeninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism. Date: April 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 16 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today)
Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1. Date: April 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 12 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today)
The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem. Date: April 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 11 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today)
LAN-Chile Flight 621 crashes in the Andes mountains, killing 21 people, including Argentinian football player Eliseo MouriΓ±o. Date: April 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 3 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today)
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City. Date: March 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 30 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today)
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. Date: March 29, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 29 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today)
ΔSA Flight 511 crashes in Igensdorf, Germany, killing 52. Date: March 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today)