India Annexes Daman and Diu from Portuguese India, December 19, 1961
Date: December 19, 1961
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Date: December 19, 1961
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Air France Flight 2005 crashes near RabatβSalΓ© Airport, in Rabat, Morocco, killing 77 people. Date: September 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 12 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961TWA Flight 529 Crash Kills 78 at Midway Airport September 1,…
The SL-1 nuclear reactor, near Idaho Falls, Idaho, is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities. 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…
The CTV Television Network, Canada's first private television network, is launched. Date: October 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 1 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Silchar Railway Station Bengali Language Protest Shootings, May 19, 1961U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Formed…
Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California. Date: February 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961K-19 Nuclear Submarine Reactor Failure on July 4, 1961Fidel…
Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1. Date: April 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 12 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched. Date: February 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 16 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Fidel Castro Declares Cuba Communist in National Speech, April 16, 1961Fidel Castro Proclaims Cuba Socialist, Abolishes Elections May…