Date: May 31, 1961
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 → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Project Mercury: Ham’s Spaceflight on Mercury-Redstone 2, January…
American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out. Date: May 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961SL-1 Nuclear…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
U Thant is unanimously appointed as the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the first non-European individual to occupy the post. Date: November 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961US Air Force…
The world's first retractable roof stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Date: September 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961John F. Kennedy Announces Apollo Moon Landing Goal May 25, 1961Conrad Schumann…
Park Chung Hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea. Date: May 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 16 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Alan Shepard First American in Space, Project Mercury May 5,…