Atomic Bomb - The 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash
Time: Tuesday Jan 24, 1961
Place: Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Details: January 24, 1961: the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash occurred near Goldsboro, North Carolina. A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress carrying two Mark 39 nuclear bombs broke up in mid-air, dropping its nuclear payload in the process.
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On This Day - 24 January


Roman Empire-Caligula was assassinated
Thursday Jan 24, 41 - Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy, Roman Empire


Roman Empire-Claudius
Thursday Jan 24, 41 - Rome


George Washington-Hamilton resigned
Saturday Jan 24, 1795 - U.S.


The palace of Westminster England-Fenian bombs
Saturday Jan 24, 1885 - London, England, United Kingdom


Winston Churchill-Lord Randolph Churchill died
Thursday Jan 24, 1895 - London, England, United Kingdom


Second Boer War-British troops captured the summit by surprise
Wednesday Jan 24, 1900 - Ladysmith, South Africa


Treaty of Versailles- American forces were withdrawn from the Rhineland
Wednesday Jan 24, 1923 - Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Winston Churchill-Death
Sunday Jan 24, 1965 - London, England, United Kingdom


Johan Cruyff-European Super Cup
Wednesday Jan 24, 1973 - Amsterdam, Netherlands


Audrey Hepburn-Funeral
Sunday Jan 24, 1993 - Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland


Jim Carrey-The First Golden Globe Award for Best Actor
Sunday Jan 24, 1999 - Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, U.S.


Dwayne Johnson-"I Quit" Match
Sunday Jan 24, 1999 - Anaheim, California, U.S.


Qasem Soleimani-Major General
Monday Jan 24, 2011 - Iran


Microsoft-BETT 2017 Education Technology Conference
Tuesday Jan 24, 2017 - London, England


Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-Emergency COBRA meeting
Friday Jan 24, 2020 - London, United Kingdom


Brexit-Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel signed the withdrawal agreement in Brussels
Friday Jan 24, 2020 - Brussels, Belgium


Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-Huoshenshan Hospital
Friday Jan 24, 2020 - Zhiyinhu Boulevard, Caidian District, Wuhan, Hubei, China


Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-China quarantine measures
Friday Jan 24, 2020 - China


Uber-Uber further expands its operations in Canada by launching in Vancouver
Friday Jan 24, 2020 - Vancouver, Canada

Declaring of The Duke of Alva outlaw in 1568
Wednesday Jan 24, 1568 - Netherlands

Henry Knox Brings Cannon to Cambridge
Wednesday Jan 24, 1776 - Cambridge

Frederick the Great Birth
Sunday Jan 24, 1712 - Berlin
January 1961


Marilyn Monroe-3rd Divorce
Jan, 1961 - Mexico


Algerian War-The first referendum on the self-determination of Algeria
Sunday Jan 8, 1961 - France and Algeria


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Final televised Address
Tuesday Jan 17, 1961 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Richard Nixon-The End of His Term of office as Vice President
Friday Jan 20, 1961 - White House, Washington D.C., U.S.


John F. Kennedy-A President
Friday Jan 20, 1961 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Nancy Pelosi-Nancy attended John F. Kennedy's inaugural address when he was sworn in as U.S. president
Jan, 1961 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Operation Pluto
Saturday Jan 28, 1961 - Washington D.C., U.S.
1961


Silvio Berlusconi-Graduated
1961 - Milan, Italy


Muhammad Ali Clay-Ali Converted to Islam
1961 - U.S.


Marilyn Monroe-3rd Divorce
Jan, 1961 - Mexico


Muhammad Yunus-He Was appointed Lecturer In Economics In Chittagong College
1961 - Chittagong College, College Road, Chittagong, Bangladesh


Algerian War-Pressure de Gaulle to abandon his demand to keep the Sahara
1961 - France


Carlos Slim-Graduating
1961 - National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico


Akio Morita-The First Japanese Company To be Listed on The New York Stock Exchange
1961 - New York, U.S.


John Forbes Nash Jr.: A Beautiful Mind-Hospital Transportation
1961 - Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.


DC Comics-National Periodical Publications became publicly traded on the stock market
1961 - New York, U.S.


Samuel Little -Little spent three years in prison
1961 - Lorain, Ohio, United States


June 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt: Escape from Alcatraz-The basic plan
1961 - Alcatraz, San Francisco, USA


Nicaraguan Revolution-Forming The FSLN
1961 - Managua, Nicaragua


Warren Buffett-The Sanborn Map Company
1961 - U.S.


Algerian War-The first referendum on the self-determination of Algeria
Sunday Jan 8, 1961 - France and Algeria


Charles de Gaulle-French voters approved of Algerian self-determination
1961 - Algeria


Dwight D. Eisenhower-Final televised Address
Tuesday Jan 17, 1961 - Washington D.C., U.S.


John F. Kennedy-A President
Friday Jan 20, 1961 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Richard Nixon-The End of His Term of office as Vice President
Friday Jan 20, 1961 - White House, Washington D.C., U.S.


Nancy Pelosi-Nancy attended John F. Kennedy's inaugural address when he was sworn in as U.S. president
Jan, 1961 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Operation Pluto
Saturday Jan 28, 1961 - Washington D.C., U.S.


Anna May Wong-Death
Friday Feb 3, 1961 - Santa Monica, California, U.S.


Cuban Missile Crisis-The Soviets owned four intercontinental ballistic missiles only
1961 - Russia


Fidel Castro-Castro garnered support in New York City
Saturday Feb 18, 1961 - New York, U.S.


Mikhail Gorbachev-First Secretary of the regional Komsomol
Mar, 1961 - Russia


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Cuban Revolutionary Council (CRC)
Mar, 1961 - Miami, Florida, U.S.


Algerian War-The talks that began in March 1961 broke down
Mar, 1961 - Algeria


Pablo Picasso-Second Marriage
Thursday Mar 2, 1961 - Vallauris, France


Ruby Bridges-Robert Coles
1961 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.


James Bond-Thunderball was published
Monday Mar 27, 1961 - United Kingdom


Nelson Mandela-The Innocence
Wednesday Mar 29, 1961 - South Africa


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Bomb attack on militia barracks
Monday Apr 3, 1961 - Bayamo, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Bay of Pigs plan (Operation Zapata)
Tuesday Apr 4, 1961 - Washington D.C., U.S.


John F. Kennedy-Final Invasion Plan
Tuesday Apr 4, 1961 - U.S.


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Brigade 2506 Started Transferring To Puerto Cabezas
Sunday Apr 9, 1961 - Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The El Encanto Fire
Thursday Apr 13, 1961 - Havana, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The invasion Fleet
Friday Apr 14, 1961 - Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua


Fidel Castro-The CIA Attack
Saturday Apr 15, 1961 - Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Cuban national police Reaction
Saturday Apr 15, 1961 - Havana, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Sending reconnaissance sortie
Saturday Apr 15, 1961 - Baracoa, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Deception flight
Saturday Apr 15, 1961 - Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Air attacks on airfields
Saturday Apr 15, 1961 at 06:00:00 AM - San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba - Ciudad Libertad Airport, Havana, Cuba - Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU), Avenida al Aeropuerto Internacional Antonio Maceo Grajales, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Cuban Foreign Minister's Reaction
Saturday Apr 15, 1961 at 10:30:00 AM - New York City, U.S.


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The armed uprising
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 - Las Villas, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Brigade 2506 invasion fleet converged on 'Rendezvous Point Zulu'
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 - South of Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Failing to land near Baracoa
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 - Baracoa, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Losing Houston
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 06:50:00 AM - Playa Larga, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Attacking The Cuban Navy Patrol Escort ship El Baire
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 07:00:00 AM - Nueva Gerona, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Operation Falcon
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 07:30:00 AM - Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-FAR Sea Fury crashed
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 08:30:00 AM - Bay of Pigs, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The arrival of Cuban troops and militia
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 09:00:00 AM - Australia, Cuba - Covadonga, Cuba - Yaguaramas, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Rio Escondido was blew up and sank
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 09:30:00 AM - Playa Giron, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The messenger from Red Beach
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 10:00:00 AM - Playa Giron, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Two remaining freighters started retreating south to international waters
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 11:00:00 AM - Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Slaughter of the Lost Battalion
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 02:30:00 PM - Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Castro had arrived at the Central Australia sugar mill
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 04:00:00 PM - Australia, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Cuban Army open Fire
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 08:00:00 PM - Playa Larga, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Night air strike by three FAL B-26s Fail
Sunday Apr 16, 1961 at 09:00:00 PM - San San Antonio de Los Baños airfield, Cuba


Fidel Castro-The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Monday Apr 17, 1961 - The Bay of Pigs, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The mock diversionary Landing
Monday Apr 17, 1961 - Bahía Honda, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Entering the Bay of Pigs
Monday Apr 17, 1961 at 12:00:00 AM - Bay of Pigs, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Capturing Osvaldo Ramírez
Monday Apr 17, 1961 - Aromas de Velázquez, Cuba


Che Guevara-Bay of Pigs
Monday Apr 17, 1961 - Cuba


John F. Kennedy-Bay of Pigs
Monday Apr 17, 1961 - Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Principal Landing
Monday Apr 17, 1961 at 01:00:00 AM - Playa Giron, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Retreating
Monday Apr 17, 1961 at 05:00:00 AM - Playa Larga, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Attacking CEF ships
Monday Apr 17, 1961 - Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Landing at Blue Beach
Monday Apr 17, 1961 at 07:30:00 AM - Playa Giron, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Cuban government began an offensive to take San Blas
Monday Apr 17, 1961 at 11:00:00 AM - San Blas, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Nikita Khrushchev's Telegram To President Kennedy
Monday Apr 17, 1961 at 02:00:00 PM - Washington D.C., U.S.


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Arriving at Girón
Monday Apr 17, 1961 - Girón, San Román, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Airdrops From four C-54s and 2 C-46s had Failled
Monday Apr 17, 1961 - Playa Larga, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Cuban Army infantrymen and militiamen started an offensive
Tuesday Apr 18, 1961 at 01:00:00 AM - Playa Larga, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Tank battle
Tuesday Apr 18, 1961 at 10:00:00 AM - San Blas, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Attacking a Cuban column of 12 private buses
Tuesday Apr 18, 1961 at 05:00:00 PM - Punta Perdiz, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Delivering arms and equipment to the Girón airstrip
Tuesday Apr 18, 1961 - Girón, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Cuban Troops and Militia Took Playa Larga
Tuesday Apr 18, 1961 at 10:30:00 PM - Playa Larga, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The 3rd Battalion surprise attack
Tuesday Apr 18, 1961 at 11:00:00 PM - San Blas, Cuba


John F. Kennedy-Bay of Pigs Negotiations
Wednesday Apr 19, 1961 - Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Final air attack mission
Wednesday Apr 19, 1961 - Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Executed Prisoners
Wednesday Apr 19, 1961 - Pinar del Río Province, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Evacuating retreating Brigade Soldiers From Beaches
Wednesday Apr 19, 1961 - Bay of Pigs, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Humberto Sorí Marin execution
Thursday Apr 20, 1961 - Fortaleza de la Cabaña, Havana, Cuba


Fidel Castro-Castro forced the Brigade to Surrender
Thursday Apr 20, 1961 - The Bay of Pigs, Cuba


Bay of Pigs Invasion-Searching For Scattered Brigade Survivors
Saturday Apr 22, 1961 - Cuba


Hachikō-Yaeko Sakano
Sunday Apr 30, 1961 - Japan


Algerian War-Talks with the FLN reopened at Évian
May, 1961 - Évian, France


Ruby Bridges-The Bridges family suffered for their decision to send her to William Frantz Elementary
1961 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.


John F. Kennedy-Khrushchev meeting
Sunday Jun 4, 1961 - Vienna, Austria


Berlin Wall-First time the colloquial term Mauer (wall) had been used in this context
Thursday Jun 15, 1961 - East Germany, Germany


Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Margaret's husband has created Earl of Snowdon
1961 - England, United Kingdom


Algerian War-Fighting was "virtually finished"
Thursday Jun 29, 1961 - France


Princess Diana-Birth
Saturday Jul 1, 1961 - Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk, United Kingdom


Raúl Castro-A Member of the National Leadership of the Integrated Revolutionary PO Organizations
Saturday Jul 1, 1961 - Havana, Cuba


Berlin Wall-Suggestion
Tuesday Aug 1, 1961 - East Germany, Germany


Joe Biden-Archmere Academy graduation
1961 - Claymont, U.S.


Barack Obama-Birth
Friday Aug 4, 1961 - Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.


Berlin Wall-Advance Warning Information
Wednesday Aug 9, 1961 - East Germany, Germany


Berlin Wall-The Order has signed
Saturday Aug 12, 1961 - East Germany, Germany


Berlin Wall-Barbed Wire Sunday
Sunday Aug 13, 1961 - East Germany, Germany


Berlin Wall-The First concrete elements
Thursday Aug 17, 1961 - East Germany, Germany