France Referendum Supports Charles de Gaulle’s Algeria Policies, January 8, 1961
Date: January 8, 1961
Date: January 8, 1961
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) More events from 1961Angolan War of Independence Begins, Portuguese Colonial War…
Cold War: After a series of economic retaliations against one another, the United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba. Date: January 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 3 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails in…
In Washington, D.C., US President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference. Date: January 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 25 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Sabena Flight 548 Crash Kills U.S. Figure Skating Team…
U.S. President John F. Kennedy nominates African American civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, although pro-segregation Southern senators manage to delay his confirmation until September 11, 1962. Date: September 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 23 π Events on this day…
Viasa Flight 897 crashes after takeoff from Lisbon Airport, killing 61. Date: May 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961De Gaulle Assumes Emergency Powers During Algiers Putsch, April 23, 1961Kindu Massacre Kills 13…
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 1961ΔSA Flight 511 Crashes in Igensdorf, Germany, Killing…