Vietnam War: JFK Sends 18,000 U.S. Advisors to South Vietnam, November 18, 1961

ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca–Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72. Date: July 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Alleged 500,000-Year-Old Spark Plug Rock Discovered in California, February 13, 1961SL-1 Nuclear Reactor Steam…

Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission: Gus Grissom piloting Liberty Bell 7 becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission). Date: July 21, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Stalin’s Body…

The United States Defense Intelligence Agency is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization. Date: October 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Kuwait Declares Independence from the United Kingdom, June 19,…

East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. Date: October 1, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Pakistan Establishes Space Research Commission, Abdus Salam Leads, September 16, 1961South Africa Announces…

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 1961USAF B-52 Nuclear Bomber Crashes Near Yuba City, California – March 14, 1961The Beatles First Cavern…

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 1961TWA Flight 529…