Date: January 24, 1961
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Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba. Date: April 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961500,000-Year-Old Rock with Spark Plug Discovered Near Olancha, California, February…
Vietnam War: United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam. Date: November 18, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961De Gaulle Assumes Emergency Powers During Algiers Putsch, April 23,…
Air France Flight 2005 crashes near RabatโSalรฉ Airport, in Rabat, Morocco, killing 77 people. Date: September 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961ฤSA Flight 511 Crashes at CasablancaโAnfa Airport, 72 Killed, July 12,…
LAN-Chile Flight 621 crashes in the Andes mountains, killing 21 people, including Argentinian football player Eliseo Mouriรฑo. Date: April 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Kennedy Nominates Thurgood Marshall to Court of Appeals,…
The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Date: May 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961ฤSA Flight 511 Crashes at CasablancaโAnfa Airport, 72 Killed, July 12, 1961Uganda…
A USAF B-52 bomber carrying nuclear weapons crashes near Yuba City, California. Date: March 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 14 ๐ Events on this day in 1961 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Brazilian President Jรขnio Quadros Resigns, Triggering Political Crisis – August 25, 1961Uganda Self-Governing,…