Date: July 4, 1961
During the Algiers putsch by French generals, President Charles de Gaulle announces he has assumed emergency powers, and calls on troops and civilians to support him. Date: April 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
An allegedly 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, California, US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug. Date: February 13, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 13 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961USAF B-52 Nuclear Bomber Crashes Near Yuba…
The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Date: August 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Damascus Military Coup…
Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle. Date: May 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This…
The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated. Date: February 27, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Freedom Riders Begin Southern Bus Trip, Civil Rights Movement, May 4, 1961Yuri Gagarin First…
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…