1961

By kevv918
  • 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.