Date: February 9, 1961
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. Date: April 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This…
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 → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Damascus Military Coup Ends United Arab Republic September 28,…
American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. Date: May 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Hurricane Carla Strikes Texas Coast as Category 4 Storm, September 11,…
Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500. Date: December 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 1961Walt Disney Releases One Hundred and One Dalmatians January 25, 1961Viasa Flight 897…
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,…