1961 Calendar
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1961 Historical Events
- January 3, 1961 – The SL-1, a government-run reactor near Idaho Falls, Idaho, underwent a core explosion and meltdown, killing three workers.
- January 27, 1961 – Soviet submarine S-80 sinks with all hands lost.
- February 3, 1961 – The United States Air Forces begins Operation Looking Glass, and over the next 30 years, a “Doomsday Plane” is always in the air, with the capability of taking direct control of the United States’ bombers and missiles in the event of the destruction of the SAC’s command post.
- February 15, 1961 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Ox in Chinese astrology.
- March 29, 1961 – The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections.
- August 21, 1961 – Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit, “Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes.
- September 11, 1961 – Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
- September 12, 1961 – The African and Malagasy Union is founded.
- September 15, 1961 – Hurricane Carla strikes Texas with winds of 175 miles per hour.
- November 29, 1961 – Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission – Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbited the Earth twice and splashed-down off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Who Were Born On 1961?
- January 13, 1961 – Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress
- January 27, 1961 – Gillian Gilbert, British musician (New Order)
- March 17, 1961 – Casey Siemaszko, American actor
- March 29, 1961 – Amy Sedaris, American actress and comedian
- April 22, 1961 – Dewey Nicks, American photographer and film director
- May 5, 1961 – Hiroshi Hase, Japanese professional wrestler and politician
- July 19, 1961 – Lisa Lampanelli, American comedian
- December 3, 1961 – Adal Ramones, Mexican television host
- December 16, 1961 – LaChanze, American singer
Assuming it is your birthday and a friend wants to buy a gift for you. Which of the following gifts do you want to receive: gift baskets, boxes of chocolate or training shoes?
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