1961

JFK 35th President

Jan 20, 1961

JFK 35th President of America

Walt Disney

Jan 25, 1961

101 Dalmatians released.

last electric tram

Feb 25, 1961

Last electric tram service runs in Sydney.

First Animal returned from Space.

Mar 9, 1961

1st animal returned from space, dog named Blackie aboard Sputnik 9

Stephen Leslie Bradley sentenced

Mar 29, 1961

Stephen Leslie Bradley sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of kidnap victim Graeme Thorne July 1960.

Yuri Gagarin

Apr 12, 1961

Yuri Gagain fIrst manto fly into space.

To Kill a Mocingbird

May 1, 1961

To kill a Mockingbird

Freedom Rdes

May 4, 1961

Freedom rides Began.

Australia signed the Antarctic Treaty

Jun 23, 1961

Australia signed the Antarctic Treaty

Berlin wall

Aug 18, 1961

Berlin wall was completed.

First chimp in orbit

Nov 29, 1961

First chimp into orbit.