Date: March 15, 1961
Eichmann trial: Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death after being found guilty by an Israeli court of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership of an outlawed organization. Date: December 15, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on…
American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus. Date: May 24, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Kuwait Declares Independence from the…
The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful explosive device ever detonated. Date: October 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 30 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961U Thant Appointed UN Secretary-General, First Non-European Leader, November 3, 1961Kuwait…
The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Date: May 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Viasa Flight 897 Crash Kills 61 at Lisbon Airport, May 30, 1961Twenty-third…
K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned. Date: April 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961LAN-Chile Flight 621 Crashes in Andes, Kills 21, April 3, 1961Rafael Trujillo Assassinated…
"La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, the first revolving restaurant in the United States. Date: November 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Project Mercury: Ham’s Spaceflight on January 31, 1961US Severs Diplomatic Relations with…