Date: September 10, 1961
A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars. Date: January 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)…
In Moscow City Court, the Rokotov–Faibishenko show trial begins, despite the Khrushchev Thaw to reverse Stalinist elements in Soviet society. Date: May 31, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Alaska Airlines Flight 779 Crashes…
In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria. Date: January 8, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Aero Flight 311 Crashes in Kvevlax, Finland, Killing 25 – January 3, 1961Fidel Castro…
Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team along with several of their coaches and family members. Date: February 15, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 15 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Cold War: After a series of economic retaliations against one another, the United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba. Date: January 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Alleged 500,000-Year-Old Spark Plug Rock Discovered…