Date: October 31, 1961
The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin. Date: February 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 4 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Baixa de Cassanje Revolt Sparks Angolan War of Independence, January 3, 1961Patrice Lumumba…
Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle. Date: May 14, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This…
Venera program: Venera 1 becomes the first man-made object to fly by another planet by passing Venus (the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data). Date: May 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in…
Greece becomes the first member state to join the European Economic Community by signing the Athens Agreement, which is later suspended in 1967 during the Greek junta. Date: July 9, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Patrice Lumumba Assassinated in Congo January…
Thirteen Italian Air Force servicemen, deployed to the Congo as a part of the UN peacekeeping force, are massacred by a mob in Kindu. Date: November 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 11 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Mercury-Redstone…