Rafael Trujillo Assassinated in Santo Domingo, May 30, 1961
Date: May 30, 1961
Date: May 30, 1961
Cold War: After a series of economic retaliations against one another, the United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba. Date: January 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 3 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Fidel Castro Declares Cuba Communist in…
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 1961First Congress of Spanish Trade Union Organisation Inaugurated,…
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 β π Other events on January 3 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More…
In Washington, D.C., US President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference. Date: January 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 25 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Fidel Castro Declares Cuba Communist in National Speech, April…
Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather attain a new altitude record for manned balloon flight ascending in the Strato-Lab V open gondola to 113,740 feet (34.67Β km). 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…
The South African Constitution of 1961 becomes effective, thus creating the Republic of South Africa, which remains outside the Commonwealth of Nations until 1 June 1994, when South Africa is returned to Commonwealth membership. Date: May 31, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 31 π Events on this day in…