East and West Cameroon Merge into Federal Republic of Cameroon, October 1, 1961
Date: October 1, 1961
Date: October 1, 1961
India annexes Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India. Date: December 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 19 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Park Chung Hee Coup Overthrows South Korea’s Second Republic, May 16, 1961USAF B-52 Nuclear Bomber Crashes…
An allegedly 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, California, US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug. Date: February 13, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 13 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961ΔSA Flight 511 Crashes in Igensdorf, Germany,…
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…
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) More events from 1961Yuri Gagarin First Human in Space, Vostok 1, April 12,…
American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus. Date: May 24, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 24 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Fidel Castro Proclaims Cuba Socialist,…
The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat. Date: January 27, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 27 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Yuri Gagarin First Human in Space, Vostok 1, April 12, 1961U.S. Defense Intelligence…