Date: May 19, 1961
The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat. Date: January 27, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Mercury-Redstone 4: Gus Grissom Second American in Space, July 21, 1961Niterói Circus Fire…
Viasa Flight 897 crashes after takeoff from Lisbon Airport, killing 61. Date: May 30, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Antarctic Treaty System Enters Force as Scientific Preserve June 23, 1961Tanganyika Independence from Britain,…
Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic. Date: January 11, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Peter Benenson Publishes The…
Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit. Date: April 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 25 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961RTÉ Launches Ireland’s First National Television Service December 31, 1961Robert Noyce Granted Integrated Circuit Patent…
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…
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 1961Soviet Union Launches Venera 1 Toward Venus, February…