Date: May 14, 1961
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K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned. Date: April 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Fidel Castro Declares Marxism-Leninism and Cuba Adopts Communism, April 16, 1961Baixa de Cassanje…
Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: The chimpanzee Ham travels into outer space. Date: January 31, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Fidel Castro Declares Cuba Communist in National Speech, December 2, 1961Soviet Union Launches Venera…
NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1. Date: October 27, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 27 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Freedom Riders Bus Firebombed Near Anniston, Alabama, May 14, 1961South Africa Announces Commonwealth Withdrawal…
Greece becomes the first member state to join the European Economic Community by signing the Athens Agreement, which is later suspended in 1967 during the Greek junta. Date: July 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
A Douglas Dakota IV operated by Derby Aviation (later renamed to British Midland International) crashes in Canigou, France, killing 34 people. Date: October 7, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Kennedy Declares Attack on…
The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force. Date: June 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 23 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More…