Date: February 3, 1961
Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom. Date: June 19, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961K-19 Nuclear Submarine Reactor Failure on July 4, 1961USAF B-52 Nuclear Bomber Crashes Near Yuba City, California -…
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 1961Pune Floods from Khadakwasla and Panshet…
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 1961Soviet Union Detonates Tsar Bomba,…
U Thant is unanimously appointed as the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the first non-European individual to occupy the post. Date: November 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Alleged 500,000-Year-Old Spark…
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 1961Pune Floods from Khadakwasla and Panshet Dam Failures, July 12, 1961Aero Flight 311…
Terry Jo Duperrault is the sole survivor of a series of brutal murders aboard the ketch Bluebelle. Date: November 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Spanish Trade Union Organisation First Congress Inaugurated February…