1961
Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba
Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba
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1961
K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned
K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is commissioned
1961
The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections
The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections
1961
Air France Flight 406 is destroyed by a bomb over the Sahara, killing 78
Air France Flight 406 is destroyed by a bomb over the Sahara, killing 78
1961
Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bu
Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bu
1961
Park Chung Hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea
Park Chung Hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea
1961
American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore or
American civil rights movement: Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore or
1961
The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1961
The South African Constitution of 1961 becomes effective, thus creating the Republic of South Africa, which remains outs
The South African Constitution of 1961 becomes effective, thus creating the Republic of South Africa, which remains outs
1961
The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the larg
The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the larg
1961
Cold War: In the Vienna summit, the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a s
Cold War: In the Vienna summit, the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a s
1961
Cold War: In the Vienna summit, the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a s
Cold War: In the Vienna summit, the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev sparks the Berlin Crisis by threatening to sign a s
1961
Marriage of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent to Katharine Worsley at York Minster
Marriage of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent to Katharine Worsley at York Minster
1961
The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the co
The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the co
1961
The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the co
The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the co
1961
On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-19 suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The…
On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-19 suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The…
1961
Greece becomes the first member state to join the European Economic Community by signing the Athens Agreement, which…
Greece becomes the first member state to join the European Economic Community by signing the Athens Agreement, which…
1961
French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.
French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.