Project Mercury: Hamβs Spaceflight on January 31, 1961
Date: January 31, 1961
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Date: January 31, 1961
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Project Mercury: Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight. Date: May 5, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 5 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961K-19 First Soviet Nuclear Missile Submarine Commissioned, April…
Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle. Date: May 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 14 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This…
The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history. Date: June 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 1 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events…
The Beatles at the Cavern Club: Lunchtime β The Beatles perform under this name at The Cavern Club for the first time following their return to Liverpool from Hamburg. Date: February 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 9 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day…
While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union. Date: June 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 16 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Kennedy Nominates Thurgood Marshall to Court of Appeals, September…
LAN-Chile Flight 621 crashes in the Andes mountains, killing 21 people, including Argentinian football player Eliseo MouriΓ±o. Date: April 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 3 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs Signed in New…