Date: October 1, 1961
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 1961Project Stormfury: Hurricane Esther Silver…
Viasa Flight 897 crashes after takeoff from Lisbon Airport, killing 61. 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 1961Freedom Riders Bus Firebombed by White Mob in Alabama, May 14, 1961Prince Edward Marries…
At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect. Date: March 15, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1. Date: April 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City. Date: March 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 30 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Park Chung Hee Leads South Korea Coup d’État, May 16, 1961Eisenhower Warns of…
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 1961Venera 1…