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- 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 to bravely challenge segregation, and East Germany began construction of the Berlin Wall.
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1961 Major News Events in History. US Cuban Exiles and CIA mount unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Castro known as the Bay of Pigs. Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space. East German Authorities close the border between east and west Berlin and Construction of the Berlin Wall begins.
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September 1. The Eritrean War of Independence officially begins, with the shooting of the Ethiopian police by Hamid Idris Awate. The first meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement is held. The Soviet Union resumes nuclear testing, escalating fears over the ongoing Berlin crisis.
Feb 3, 2021 · A timeline of JFK’s first year, the Space Race, and the Cold War, along with many other events that made headlines in 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. 17th January » Former Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) called Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba is murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of ...
Jul 23, 2015 · What happened and who was famous in 1961? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1961.
January 30 – President John F. Kennedy delivers his first State of the Union Address. January 31 – Ham, a 37-pound (17-kg) male chimpanzee, is rocketed into space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2, in a test of the Project Mercury capsule, designed to carry United States astronauts into space.
