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19 de oct. de 2011 · In 1961, John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly in space, Freedom Riders took buses into the South...
1961 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1961st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 961st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1960s decade.
Historical Events for the Year 1961. 3rd January » A core explosion and meltdown at the SL-1, a government-run reactor near Idaho Falls, Idaho, kills three workers.
- Cuba --- Bay of Pigs
- Space --- First Men in Space
- Germany --- Berlin Wall
- USA -- Peace Corps Established
- U.K. - World Wildlife Fund
US Cuban Exiles and CIA mount unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Castro known as the Bay of Pigs More Information and Timeline For Bay of Pigs 1. 1959 Cuban Revolution ends with Fidel Castro holding power following the defeat of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista 2. 1959 - 1960 Cuba Declares It is a now a Communist country and Nationalizes Land and Bu...
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space. More Information and Timeline For The Early Space Race 1. 1957 October 4th The Soviet Union puts the worlds first artificial satellite Sputnik 1 into orbit around the earth 2. 1957 November 3rd The Soviet Union puts Sputnik 2 the worlds first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a dog named Laika into ...
East German Authorities close the border between east and west Berlin and Construction of the Berlin Wall begins. More Information and Timeline For Berlin Wall 1. 1957 December 11th East Germany introduce a new passport law reducing the overall number of refugees leaving Eastern Germany 2. 1961 20% of the entire East German population leave and def...
U.S. President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps during March. Kennedy issued Executive Order #10924 which created the group as an agency within the State Department. The Peace Corps works to train young Americans in community development efforts and then deploy them around the world as helpful volunteers in developing countries. Their in...
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) started. More Information for the World Wildlife Fund The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was officially founded and opened its first office during September . The World Wildlife Fund was created by the world's top conservationists as a means to organize and collaborate on conservation fundraising throughout the globe...
1961 Peace Corps Founded One of President Kennedy's first proposals was the creation of a Peace Corps to aid developing nations. The Peace Corps encouraged young people just out of college to give a year or two of their time to work as teachers, health care workers or other advisors in poor nations in Africa, Asia and South America.
WWF was established in 1961 by a group of passionate and committed individuals who sought to secure the funding necessary to protect places and species that were threatened by human development.
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