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Explore 334 historical events and records for United States of America in 1961.

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Historical records for United States of America in 1961

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 14 of 334 unique records.

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Secretary of Airforce

Zuckert, Eugene · Secretary of Airforce · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Appointed Secretary of the Airforce

Secretary of Labor

Goldberg, Arthur · Secretary of Labor · Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed Secretary of Labor

Secretary of State for Agriculture

Freeman, Orville · Secretary of State for Agriculture · Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed Secretary of Agriculture

Secretary of State for Commerce

Hodges, Luther · Secretary of State for Commerce · Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for Commerce

Secretary of State for Defence

McNamara, Robert · Secretary of State for Defence · Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for Defence, 1st term

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

King, Martin Luther · Pastor · Politics / Civil Rights

The FBI begins wiretapping King fearing that Communists are trying to infiltrate the Civil Rights Movement, when no such evidence emerges, the bureau uses incidental details caught on tape over six years in attempts to force King out of the SLCLC

Task Force

Ball, George · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Runs Kennedys task force for economic, political & military programs in Vietnam

The Hustler

Newman, Paul Leonard · Arts / Cinema

Stars in "The Hustler"

The Necessity for Choice: Prospects of American Foreign Policy

Kissinger, Henry Alfred · Politics / Republican Party

Publishes, "The Necessity for Choice: Prospects of American Foreign Policy"

Trade Expansion Act

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald · Washington · President of USA · Government / Democratic Party Government

Passes the Trade Expansion Act to try & establish an Atlantic Free Trade Zone

Venus Radar

Pettengill, Gordon · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Astronomer · Science / Astronomy

Uses planetary radar to measure Venus more accurately.

Visit to Saigon

Johnson, Lyndon Baines · Saigon · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Visits President Diem in Saigon & offers him America's support

Witnesses Eichmann Trial

Arendt, Hannah · Arts / Literature

Arendt attended the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem as a reporter.

Woody Guthrie Visit

Dylan, Bob · New Jersey · Folk Singer · Arts / Popular Music

Visits Woody Guthrie while seeking connection with his folk hero.

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