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New Years
This is the first day of the year 1961, which has a lot of different major events. -
J.K.F
John F. Kennedy is inagrated as a U.S. president -
JFK appints Janet G.
John F. Kennedy appoints Janet G. Travel to be his physician this is the first time a women holds this appointment. -
Sunday Telegraph Establishes
The Sunday telegraph publishes its first issue. -
Adolf Eichmann
The trial starts of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem -
Plane Crash
A boeing 707 crashes in Belgium, killing 73 including the entire united states figure skating team and several coaches -
South African Withdrawal
South Africa withdraws from Brittish commonwealth -
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan makes his singing debut in New York. -
American Civil Rights Movements
freedom riders bus is fire = bombed near Anniston, Alabama. And the civil rights protesters are beaten by an angry mob -
Independence
Kuwait declares independence from the united kingdom -
Berlin wall begins construction
Construction begins on the Berlin wall, Conrad Schumann flees from east Germany. -
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan makes his public debut. -
Joseph Stallin body is removed
In the soviet union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from Lenin's tomb -
Neil Armstrong
Neil A. Armstrong holds a world record speed in a jet of 6587km/h fling a x-15 -
Cold War
Cold War: in a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader fidel castro declares that he is a Marxist Leninist and that Cuba was going to adopt communism.