France Referendum Supports Charles de Gaulle’s Algeria Policy, January 8, 1961

Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle. Date: May 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This…

In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history. Date: September 10, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1961…

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 → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This…

Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections. Date: March 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Eisenhower Warns of Military-Industrial Complex in Farewell Address, January 17, 1961Patrice Lumumba Assassinated in Congo January 17,…

The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua. Date: July 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Kuwait Declares Independence from the United Kingdom, June 19, 1961Freedom Riders Begin Southern Bus Trip, Civil…

Thirteen Italian Air Force servicemen, deployed to the Congo as a part of the UN peacekeeping force, are massacred by a mob in Kindu. Date: November 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Adolf…