Date: May 19, 1961
K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned. Date: April 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 30 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961French Military Breaks Tunisian Siege of Bizerte, July 20, 1961Bay of Pigs Invasion…
Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost. Date: January 24, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 24 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Sandinista National…
ΔSA Flight 511 crashes in Igensdorf, Germany, killing 52. Date: March 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Venera 1 First Man-Made Object to Fly by Venus, May 19, 1961Stalinβs Body Removed from Leninβs…
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 β π Other events on November 3 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Aero Flight 311…
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "militaryβindustrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending. Date: January 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on…
French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte. Date: July 20, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 20 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Conrad Schumann Defects from East Germany During Berlin Wall Construction, August 15, 1961Pakistan Establishes Space Research…