Moscow Rokotov-Faibishenko Show Trial Begins, 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
Similar Posts
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 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Alleged 500,000-Year-Old…
Douglas Dakota IV Crashes in Canigou, France, Killing 34, October 7, 1961
A Douglas Dakota IV operated by Derby Aviation (later renamed to British Midland International) crashes in Canigou, France, killing 34 people. Date: October 7, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Stalin’s Body Removed from…
Air France Flight 406 Bombing Over Sahara Kills 78, May 10, 1961
Air France Flight 406 is destroyed by a bomb over the Sahara, killing 78. Date: May 10, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Hurricane Carla Strikes Texas Coast as Category 4 Storm, September 11,…
Throgs Neck Bridge Opens Linking Bronx and Queens, January 11, 1961
Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic. Date: January 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961De Gaulle Assumes Emergency…
Eisenhower Farewell Address Warns Military-Industrial Complex, Deficit Spending, January 17, 1961
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…
La Ronde Opens as First U.S. Revolving Restaurant in Honolulu, November 21, 1961
"La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, the first revolving restaurant in the United States. Date: November 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Soviet Union Launches Venera 1 Toward Venus, February 12, 1961Kennedy Nominates Thurgood…
