Date: June 4, 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)…
Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections. Date: March 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961500,000-Year-Old Rock with Spark Plug Discovered Near Olancha, California, February 13, 1961Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial…
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 1961Baixa de Cassanje Revolt Sparks Angolan War of Independence, January 3,…
Air France Flight 2005 crashes near Rabat–Salé Airport, in Rabat, Morocco, killing 77 people. Date: September 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Goldsboro B-52 Crash and Lost H-Bomb Core, January 24, 1961Explorer 9…
The first attempt of the apartheid analogy by Ahmad Shukeiri. Date: October 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Tunisia Blockades French Naval Base at Bizerte, July 19, 1961Freedom Riders Arrested in Jackson, Mississippi…
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending. Date: January 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on…