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- Civil rights in America: How 1961 changed the course of US historyAmericans stood up to racism in 1961 and changed history. This is their fight, in their words. Deborah Barfield Berry USA TODAY. Published 4:30 PM PDT Sep. 21, 2021 Updated 1:23 PM PDT May. 31,...
- 1961 in the United States - WikipediaJanuary 30 – President John F. Kennedy delivers his first State of the Union Address. January 31 – Ham, a 37-pound (17-kg) male chimpanzee, is rocketed into space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2, in a test of the Project Mercury capsule, designed to carry United States astronauts into space.
- Berlin crisis of 1961 | Facts, Significance, & OutcomeBrandenburg Gate. Category: History & Society. Date: August 1961. Participants: Soviet Union. United States. Context: Berlin Wall. Cold War. Berlin crisis of 1961, Cold War conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States concerning the status of the divided German city of Berlin.
- Historical Events in 1961 - On This DayHistorical events from year 1961. Learn about 579 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1961 or search by date or keyword.
- 1961 - WikipediaOctober 17 – Paris massacre of 1961: French police in Paris attack about 30,000 protesting a curfew applied solely to Algerians. The official death toll is 3, but human rights groups claim 240 dead. October 18 – West Side Story is released as a film in the United States.
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