Date: November 3, 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 1961Eisenhower Farewell Address Warns Military-Industrial Complex, Deficit Spending,…
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…
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…
Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO. Date: July 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial…
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…
Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections. Date: March 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Rudolf Nureyev Defects from Soviet Union in Paris, June 16, 1961De Gaulle Assumes Emergency Powers During Algiers…