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1 1961 The cold war continued to worsen with the USSR exploding some very large bombs during testing and then masterminding the building of the Berlin Wall separating East from West Berlin, America sent a battle group to Germany and Americans and Russians Glared at each other across the border, due to this uncertainty many Americans built backyard fallout shelters incase of nuclear war. To make matters worse the Americans financed anti-castro Cubans for an invasion at the bay of pigs which was an unmitigated disaster. The Soviets put the first man in space in April Yuri Gagarin followed by the US in May with Alan Shepard. Popular music included Chubby Checker's Pony Time and Will You Love Me Tomorrow by the Shirelles, and top movies included "West Side Story" and "The Parent Trap. Cost of Living 1961 How Much things cost in 1961 Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.07% Yearly Inflation Rate UK 2.9% Average Cost of new house $12, Average Income per year $5, Cost of a gallon of Gas 27 cents Average Cost of a new car $2, Bacon for 1LB 67 cents Eggs per dozen 30 cents Below are some Prices for UK Pounds Stirling Average House Price 2,770 What Events Happened in 1961 Cuba Cuba Fidel Castro declares Cuba is to adopt Communism and bans free elections US Cuban Exiles and CIA mount unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Castro known as the Bay of Pigs John F. Kennedy inaugurated as President of the United States President John F. Kennedy advises American families to build bomb shelters

2 Brazil The 23rd Amendment to the Constitution is Ratified which permits electors in the District of Columbia to choose Electors for President and Vice President. Available as a downloadable image on our Public Domain Images Page The Peace Corps is established by John F. Kennedy President Kennedy asks Congress for $531 million to put a man on the moon The Xingu National Park is created in Brazil Somalia UK Somalia suffers wide spread flooding after the two main rivers, overflowed their banks and merged in a vast flood plain leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. Britain applies for membership of the EEC Segregation on railways in the south ends Texas Sales Tax Introduced Germany Construction of the Berlin Wall begins. Germany UN World East German Authorities close the border between east and west Berlin UN General Assembly condemns Apartheid Estimate of the Worlds Population reaches 4 billion

3 South Africa South Africa becomes an independent republic. Romania Last Journey of The Orient Express Paris - Bucharest Vietnam UK World First Direct US Military Involvement in Vietnam The first six flags theme parks opens "Six Flags Over Texas" at Arlington, Texas Amnesty International Started in United Kingdom The Antarctic Treaty System comes into force to regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica to ensure that Antarctica shall continue forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes Pampers the first disposable diaper introduced Portugal UK Italy World Members of the Portuguese leftist movement hijack The luxury cruise liner Santa Maria. Members of The UK Portland Spy Ring are found guilty of selling plans of the HMS Dreadnought, Britain's first nuclear submarine to the Russians During the Monza Italian Grand Prix Race Baron Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari crashes off the track onto embankment filled with spectators killing 14 plus the driver. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) started

4 "Freedom Riders" test the United States Supreme Court decision Boynton v. Virginia by riding racially integrated interstate buses into the South. Some are attacked and beaten by white supremacist supporters of racial segregation. Popular Culture The farthing coin, used since the 13th century, ceases to be legal tender in the United Kingdom. British satirical magazine Private Eye is published for first time The Pony become a popular dance Black and white 5 pound notes cease to be legal tender in the UK Popular Films The Guns of Navarone The Parent Trap The Absent-Minded Professor 101 Dalmatians Breakfast at Tiffany's El Cid The Misfits The Hustler West Side Story Popular TV Wagon Train Bonanza Gunsmoke Perry Mason The Red Skelton Show Andy Griffith Candid Camera My Three Sons Alfred Hitchcock Presents The Twilight Zone Mister Ed (first broadcast in October, 1961) The Avengers debut in the UK. But it was not seen in the until Most popular recorded songs of 1961 in the US: Wonderland by Night Bert Kaempfert Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles Calcutta Lawrence Welk Pony Time Chubby Checker

5 Surrender Elvis Presley Born This Year Scott Baio This Day In History September 22nd Barack Obama News And Events From August 4th Peter Jackson This Day In History October 31st Nadia Comăneci News And Events From November 12th Frank Bruno This Day In History November 16th George Clooney, May 6 Lawrence Fishburne, July 30 Michael J. Fox, June 9 Wayne Gretzky, January 26 Woody Harrelson, July 23 Wynton Marsalis, October 18 Technology 1961 Yuri Gagarin is the first human in space. The First inflight movie is shown on TWA The First electric toothbrush is produced Squibb Co. Alan Shepard makes first US Space Flight

6 Niagra Falls starts producing hydroelectric power The first quasar is discovered by Allan Sandage at Mt Palomar, California IBM introduces the Selectric typewriter Golfball Inventions Invented by Inventors and Country ( or attributed to First Use ) Human Space Travel Russia Yuri Gagarin - the first human in space Major World Political Leaders Australia Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies Brazil President Juscelino Kubitschek Till 31 January Brazil President Jânio Quadros From 31 January Brazil President Jânio Quadros Till 25 August Brazil President Ranieri Mazzilli From 25 August Brazil President Ranieri Mazzilli Till 7 September Brazil President João Goulart From 7 September Canada Prime Minister John Diefenbaker China Chairman of the People's Republic of China Liu Shaoqi France President Charles de Gaulle Germany Chancellor Konrad Adenauer India Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru Italy Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani Japan Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda Mexico President Adolfo López Mateos Russia / Soviet Union First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev South Africa Prime Minister Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd

7 United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower Till January 20, United States President John F. Kennedy From January 20, United Kingdom Prime Minister Harold Macmillan

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