U Thant Appointed UN Secretary-General, First Non-European Leader, November 3, 1961
Date: November 3, 1961
Date: November 3, 1961
Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state. Date: September 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Aero Flight 311 Crashes in…
Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba. Date: April 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Fidel Castro Declares Cuba Socialist, Abolishes Elections, May 1, 1961U.S….
The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua. Date: July 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Baixa de Cassanje Revolt Begins Angolan War of Independence, January 3, 1961U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Formed…
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 1961Fidel…
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 1961Venera 1 First Man-Made Object…
"La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, the first revolving restaurant in the United States. Date: November 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Throgs Neck Bridge Opens Linking Bronx and Queens, January 11, 1961US Severs…