The temperature on May 14, 1961 was between 6.6 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
March 29 » The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections.
April 9 » The Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles, once the largest electric railway in the world, ends operations.
April 11 » The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
September 17 » The world's first retractable roof stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
November 18 » United States President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam.
November 21 » The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States.
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