Paris Police Massacre Algerian Protesters, October 17, 1961
Date: October 17, 1961
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Date: October 17, 1961
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The United States Air Force begins Operation Looking Glass, and over the next 30 years, a "Doomsday Plane" is always in the air, with the capability of taking direct control of the United States' bombers and missiles in the event of the destruction of the SAC's command post. Date: February 3, 1961 Read more on…
The CTV Television Network, Canada's first private television network, is launched. Date: October 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 1 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather Set Manned Balloon Altitude Record, May 4, 1961Dag HammarskjΓΆld…
K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned. Date: April 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961De Gaulle Assumes Emergency Powers During Algiers Putsch, April 23, 1961Douglas Dakota IV…
In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria. Date: January 8, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 8 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961US Severs Diplomatic Relations with Cuba, January 3, 1961Fidel Castro Proclaims Cuba Socialist, Abolishes…
American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. Date: May 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 4 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Freedom Riders Bus Firebombed Near Anniston, Alabama, May 14, 1961Freedom Riders…
Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections. Date: March 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 1 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails in Cuba, April 20, 1961Peter Benenson Publishes The Forgotten Prisoners, Founding Amnesty…