Mercury-Redstone 4: Gus Grissom Second American in Space, July 21, 1961
Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission: Gus Grissom piloting Liberty Bell 7 becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission).
Date: July 21, 1961
Similar Posts
Explorer 9 Launches in Explorer Program February 16, 1961
Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched. Date: February 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961SL-1 Nuclear Reactor Steam Explosion Near Idaho Falls, January 3, 1961Kennedy Declares Attack on Berlin Is Attack on…
Angolan War of Independence Begins, Portuguese Colonial War Starts February 4, 1961
The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin. Date: February 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Goldsboro B-52 Crash and Lost H-Bomb Core, January 24, 1961SL-1 Nuclear Reactor Steam…
Park Chung Hee Leads South Korea Coup d’État, May 16, 1961
Park Chung Hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea. Date: May 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather Set Manned Balloon Altitude Record,…
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs Signed in New York City, March 30, 1961
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City. Date: March 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961First Congress of Spanish Trade Union Organisation Inaugurated, February 27, 1961Operation Ranch Hand…
Rokotov-Faibishenko Show Trial Begins in Moscow, May 31, 1961
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 1961Viasa Flight 897 Crash Kills…
Aero Flight 311 Crashes in Finland, Killing 25 – January 3, 1961
Aero Flight 311 crashes into the forest in Kvevlax, Finland, killing 25 people. 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 1961Yuri Gagarin First Human in Space, Vostok 1, April 12, 1961Alan Shepard…
