La Ronde Opens as First U.S. Revolving Restaurant in Honolulu, November 21, 1961

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…

U Thant is unanimously appointed as the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the first non-European individual to occupy the post. Date: November 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Rokotov-Faibishenko Show Trial…

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 📅…

American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus. Date: May 24, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Soviet Submarine S-80 Sinks After…

Viasa Flight 897 crashes after takeoff from Lisbon Airport, killing 61. Date: May 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Moscow Rokotov-Faibishenko Show Trial Begins, May 31, 1961Greece Joins European Economic Community via Athens…