June 10 » Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
Day of death February 17, 1961
The temperature on February 17, 1961 was between 2.6 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (77%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
February 16 » Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched.
February 27 » The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated.
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 11 » The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
July 23 » The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.
November 21 » The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States.
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