Date: August 1, 1961
Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom. Date: June 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 19 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Greece Joins European Economic Community via Athens Agreement July 9, 1961Alan Shepard First American in Space, Project Mercury…
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 1961East Germany Closes Berlin Border, Berlin Wall Construction Begins, August 13, 1961Freedom Riders…
ΔSA Flight 511 crashes in Igensdorf, Germany, killing 52. Date: March 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Air France Flight 406 Bombing Over Sahara Kills 78, May 10, 1961Bay of Pigs Invasion: CIA-Backed…
Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International. Date: May 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 28 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day…
The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes into force. Date: June 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 23 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More…
At Silchar Railway Station, Assam, 11 Bengalis die when police open fire on protesters demanding state recognition of Bengali language in the Bengali Language Movement. Date: May 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 19 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from…