Fidel Castro Declares Cuba Communist in National Speech, December 2, 1961
Date: December 2, 1961
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Date: December 2, 1961
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Terry Jo Duperrault is the sole survivor of a series of brutal murders aboard the ketch Bluebelle. Date: November 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 12 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Alabama Governor Declares Martial Law Amid Race Riots,…
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 β π Other events on March 15 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More…
The Beatles at the Cavern Club: Lunchtime β The Beatles perform under this name at The Cavern Club for the first time following their return to Liverpool from Hamburg. Date: February 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 9 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day…
TWA Flight 529 crashed shortly after takeoff from Midway Airport in Chicago, killing all 78 people on board. At the time, it was the deadliest single plane disaster in U.S. history. Date: September 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 1 π Events on this day in 1961 π On…
American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. Date: May 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 4 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Angolan War of Independence Begins, Portuguese Colonial War Starts – February…
Vietnam War: The U.S. Army begins Operation Ranch Hand, spraying an estimated 20Β million US gallons (76,000Β m3) of defoliants and herbicides over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of food and vegetation cover. Date: August 10, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 10 π …