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Historical events from year 1961. Learn about 581 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1961 or search by date or keyword.
December 14 – Walt Disney's first live-action Technicolor musical, Babes in Toyland, a remake of the famous Victor Herbert operetta, is released, but flops at the box office. December 15 – An Israeli war crimes tribunal sentences Adolf Eichmann to death, for his part in The Holocaust. December 17 – A circus tent fire in ...
- Cuba --- Bay of Pigs
- Space --- First Men in Space
- Germany --- Berlin Wall
- USA -- Peace Corps Established
- U.K. - World Wildlife Fund
US Cuban Exiles and CIA mount unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Castro known as the Bay of Pigs More Information and Timeline For Bay of Pigs 1. 1959 Cuban Revolution ends with Fidel Castro holding power following the defeat of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista 2. 1959 - 1960 Cuba Declares It is a now a Communist country and Nationalizes Land and Bu...
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space. More Information and Timeline For The Early Space Race 1. 1957 October 4th The Soviet Union puts the worlds first artificial satellite Sputnik 1 into orbit around the earth 2. 1957 November 3rd The Soviet Union puts Sputnik 2 the worlds first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a dog named Laika into ...
East German Authorities close the border between east and west Berlin and Construction of the Berlin Wall begins. More Information and Timeline For Berlin Wall 1. 1957 December 11th East Germany introduce a new passport law reducing the overall number of refugees leaving Eastern Germany 2. 1961 20% of the entire East German population leave and def...
U.S. President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps during March. Kennedy issued Executive Order #10924 which created the group as an agency within the State Department. The Peace Corps works to train young Americans in community development efforts and then deploy them around the world as helpful volunteers in developing countries. Their in...
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) started. More Information for the World Wildlife Fund The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was officially founded and opened its first office during September . The World Wildlife Fund was created by the world's top conservationists as a means to organize and collaborate on conservation fundraising throughout the globe...
23 de jul. de 2015 · Highlights. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. Major Events. Jan 4 Longest recorded strike ends as the Danish barbers' assistants end a 33 year strike. Space Dog Laika Launched to her Death. Mar 9 Soviet flight Sputnik 9 carries and returns from orbit a dog named Chernushka (Blackie), frogs and a guinea pig.
3 de fev. de 2021 · This timeline looks back at over a hundred of the most significant events of the calendar year, and if you wish to delve deeper, our collection of original 1961 newspapers provide a truly authentic feel for what happened in 1961. Yuri Gagarin’s capsule on show in a private museum Credit: Wikimedia. 1961 Timeline. Turn the page to ...
19 de out. de 2011 · In 1961, John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly in space, Freedom Riders took buses into the South...
What Happened In History Year 1961. Home » History by Year » 1961. Historical Events for the Year 1961. 3rd January » A core explosion and meltdown at the SL-1, a government-run reactor near Idaho Falls, Idaho, kills three workers.
