Date: April 12, 1961
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During the Algiers putsch by French generals, President Charles de Gaulle announces he has assumed emergency powers, and calls on troops and civilians to support him. Date: April 23, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The African and Malagasy Union is founded. Date: September 12, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Air France Flight 2005 Crashes Near Rabat, Killing 77 – September 12, 1961Kennedy Nominates Thurgood Marshall to Court…
Vietnam War: United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam. Date: November 18, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Angolan War of Independence Begins, Portuguese Colonial War Starts -…
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706 crashes during takeoff from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, killing all 37 people on board. Date: September 17, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Patrice Lumumba Assassinated in…
Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: The chimpanzee Ham travels into outer space. Date: January 31, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Rafael Trujillo Assassinated in Santo Domingo May 30, 1961NASA Tests First Saturn I Rocket…
Walt Disney Productions released the animated feature One Hundred and One Dalmatians, based on Dodie Smith's 1956 children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Date: January 25, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1961Freedom…