Sandinista National Liberation Front Founded in Nicaragua – July 23, 1961
Date: July 23, 1961
Date: July 23, 1961
The United States Defense Intelligence Agency is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization. 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 1961Silchar Railway Station Bengali Language Protest Shootings, May 19,…
The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem. Date: April 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 11 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Project Mercury: Hamβs Spaceflight on Mercury-Redstone 2, January 31, 1961Patrice Lumumba Assassinated in Congo January 17, 1961USAF…
Park Chung Hee leads a coup d'Γ©tat to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea. Date: May 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961SL-1 Nuclear Reactor Steam Explosion Near Idaho Falls, January 3,…
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 1961Kuwait Declares Independence from the United Kingdom, June…
Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a dog and a human dummy, and demonstrating that the Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight. Date: March 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 9 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961US Severs…
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 1961500,000-Year-Old Rock with Spark Plug Discovered Near Olancha, California, February 13, 1961Goldsboro B-52 Crash and Lost H-Bomb…