Date: July 4, 1961
Vietnam War: The U.S. Army begins Operation Ranch Hand, spraying an estimated 20 million US gallons (76,000 m3) of defoliants and herbicides over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of food and vegetation cover. Date: August 10, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 10 📅…
The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful explosive device ever detonated. Date: October 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Silchar Railway Station Bengali Language Protest Shootings, May 19, 1961South Africa…
At Silchar Railway Station, Assam, 11 Bengalis die when police open fire on protesters demanding state recognition of Bengali language in the Bengali Language Movement. Date: May 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
U.S. President John F. Kennedy nominates African American civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, although pro-segregation Southern senators manage to delay his confirmation until September 11, 1962. Date: September 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 23 📅 Events on this day…
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 1961US Air Force Begins Operation Looking…
While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union. Date: June 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Adolf Eichmann Trial Begins in Jerusalem, April 11, 1961SL-1…