1961 Timeline

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/04/1961	Actor Barry Fitzgerlad Dies at 72	Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72.
01/15/1961	The Supremes	Motown Records sign The Supremes
01/17/1961	Eisenhower's Farewell Address	President Eisenhower televised a live farewell address to the citizens of the United States in his final days in office.
01/20/1961	USA Inaugurates Its 35th Presidents	John Fitzgerald Kennedy is sworn into office as the 35th president of the untited states.
02/13/1961	Reprise Records	Frank Sinatra forms his own record label, Reprise Records, which would later release recordings by The Beach Boys, Ella Fitzgerald, The Kinks and Jimi Hendrix.
03/12/1961	"Go, Dog. Go!" Was Published	P.D Eastman wrote a childrens book called "Go, Dog. Go!" this book is still being published today.
03/14/1961	Ring-a-Ding-Ding! - Frank Sinatra	Ring-a-Ding-Ding! is a 1961 studio album by American singer, Frank Sinatra
03/29/1961	23rd Ammendment	The United States ratifys the 23rd Ammendment which allowed citizens in the District of Columbia to vote for the president and the Vice President.
04/11/1961	Boston Celtics Win the NBA Finals	Boston Celtics beat the St. Louis Hawks 121 to 112
04/17/1961	33rd Academy Award Ceremony	Best Picture: The Apartment Best Director: Billy Wilder - The Apartment Best Actor: Burt Landcaster Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor
05/04/1961	Freedom Riders	The firts freedom ride left Washington D.C
05/10/1961	Space Needle Restaurant	Seattle's famous Space Needle Restaurant was opened.
05/31/1961	Lea Thompsan is Born	Lea Thompsan, back to the future start is born in Rochester, Minnesota
06/09/1961	Best Songs of 1961	Moon River, Where the Boys Are, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Blue Moon, The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
06/17/1961	NDP is Established
07/15/1961	Forrest Whitaker is Born
09/11/1961	"Bozo the Clown" Relaunched	the "Bozo the Clown" show was relaunched and premeird at noon.
09/24/1961	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	The Disney Corp. took advantage of its ability to broadcast TV in color, encouraging everyone to go out and buy a colored TV
10/09/1961	Yankees Win the World Series	The Yankees beat the Cincinatti Reds 8 to 4
12/31/1961	Green Bay Packers Win the Superbowl	The Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants 37 to 0.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/01/1961 to 12/31/1961	1961