Date: February 3, 1961
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Cold War: After a series of economic retaliations against one another, the United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba. Date: January 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 3 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961LAN-Chile Flight 621 Crashes in Andes,…
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 β π Other events on January 3 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More…
Park Chung Hee leads a coup d'Γ©tat to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea. Date: May 16, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 16 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961South Africa Announces Commonwealth Withdrawal at Prime Ministers’ Conference March…
The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin. Date: February 4, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 4 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961LAN-Chile Flight 621 Crashes in Andes, Kills 21, April 3, 1961Alan Shepard First…
In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria. Date: January 8, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 8 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Adolf Eichmann Trial Begins in Jerusalem, April 11, 1961Alleged 500,000-Year-Old Spark Plug Rock Discovered…
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 β π Other events on May 21 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961ΔSA Flight…