French Military Breaks Tunisian Siege of Bizerte, July 20, 1961
Date: July 20, 1961
Date: July 20, 1961
American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out. Date: May 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 21 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Venera 1…
Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom. Date: June 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 19 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Eisenhower Farewell Address Warns Military-Industrial Complex, Deficit Spending, January 17, 1961Throgs Neck Bridge Opens Linking Bronx and Queens,…
The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin. Date: February 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 4 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Soviet Union Launches Venera 1 Toward Venus, February 12, 1961Rudolf Nureyev Defects from…
The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history. Date: June 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Project Mercury: Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight. Date: May 5, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 5 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Terry Jo Duperrault Survives Bluebelle Murders, November 12,…
A USAF B-52 bomber carrying nuclear weapons crashes near Yuba City, California. Date: March 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 14 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961USAF B-52 Nuclear Bomber Crashes Near Yuba City, March 14, 1961De Gaulle Assumes…