The Soviet submarine S-80 sinks when its snorkel malfunctions, flooding the boat. The Soviet submarine S-80, a Project 613 (NATO: Whiskey-class) diesel-electric boat, sank in…
Tag: 1961
29 November 1961
Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. Enos was a chimpanzee trained by NASA in the early 1960s as part of the Mercury program, which…
29 March 1961
The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. The Twenty-third Amendment to the…
23 June 1961
The Antarctic Treaty System, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, comes…
17 April 1961
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the…
30 March 1961
The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City. The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is an international treaty aimed at combating…
9 January 1961
British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London. The Soviet Portland Spy Ring, also known as the Portland Spy Case,…
16 September 1961
Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people. Typhoon Nancy, also known…
19 June 1961
Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom. Kuwait’s declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1961 marked a significant milestone in the country’s history….
17 April 1961
Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the…