1961

1961

Period: Jan 1, 1961 to Dec 31, 1961

JFK

Jan 25, 1961

JFK delievers the first live presidential news conference from Washington, DC.

Ham the chimp

Jan 31, 1961

Ham the chimpA 17kg chimp by the name on Ham was launched into space on the Mercury redstone 2.

King of Morocco

Feb 2, 1961

Hassan II pronounced the king of Morocco

The beatles

Feb 9, 1961

The beatles perform for their first time at the cavern club.

last trams in syndey

Feb 25, 1961

the last public trams in sydney, which brought to an end the largest tram network in the southern hemisphere

Peace corp

Mar 1, 1961

JFK elstablishes the Peace corp.

Hassan II

Mar 3, 1961

Hassan II is crowned the King of Morocco

Cyprus

Mar 15, 1961

Cyprus joins the Commonwealth of nations and is known to be the smallest country in the Commonwealth.

South Africa

Mar 15, 1961

South Africa leaves the Commonwealth of nations.

Freedom rides

May 4, 1961

freedom ridesU.S freedom rides begin.

Freedom ride bus

May 14, 1961

Freedom ride bus gets set on fire.

Ethiopia

Jun 1, 1961

Ethiopia experiences the worse the earthquake of the 20th century.

Princess Diana

Jul 1, 1961

Princess diana is born.

Israeli rocket

Jul 5, 1961

Israeli's first rocket is launched.

Berlin wall

Aug 13, 1961

Construstion of the Berlin wall begins.

Tom and Jerry

Sep 17, 1961

Tom and Jerry make a return.

barbie gets a boyfriend

Sep 28, 1961

barbie gets a boyfriend "ken"

westside story

Oct 18, 1961

Westside story is released as a film.