Algerian War - The first referendum on the self-determination of Algeria
Time: Sunday Jan 8, 1961
Place: France and Algeria
Details: De Gaulle convoked the first referendum on the self-determination of Algeria on January 8, 1961, which 75% of the voters (both in France and Algeria) approved and de Gaulle's government began secret peace negotiations with the FLN. In the Algerian départements 69.51% voted in favor of self-determination.
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Carlos Slim-Graduating
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John Forbes Nash Jr.: A Beautiful Mind-Hospital Transportation
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Cuban Missile Crisis-The Soviets owned four intercontinental ballistic missiles only
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Mikhail Gorbachev-First Secretary of the regional Komsomol
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Pablo Picasso-Second Marriage
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Ruby Bridges-Robert Coles
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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.


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Bay of Pigs Invasion-Attacking CEF ships
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-Landing at Blue Beach
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Cuban government began an offensive to take San Blas
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-Nikita Khrushchev's Telegram To President Kennedy
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-Arriving at Girón
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-Airdrops From four C-54s and 2 C-46s had Failled
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Cuban Army infantrymen and militiamen started an offensive
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Tank battle
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-Attacking a Cuban column of 12 private buses
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-Delivering arms and equipment to the Girón airstrip
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-Cuban Troops and Militia Took Playa Larga
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-The 3rd Battalion surprise attack
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John F. Kennedy-Bay of Pigs Negotiations
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Final air attack mission
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-Executed Prisoners
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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
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Fidel Castro-Castro forced the Brigade to Surrender
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Bay of Pigs Invasion-Searching For Scattered Brigade Survivors
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Hachikō-Yaeko Sakano
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Algerian War-Talks with the FLN reopened at Évian
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Ruby Bridges-The Bridges family suffered for their decision to send her to William Frantz Elementary
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John F. Kennedy-Khrushchev meeting
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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"
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Princess Diana-Birth
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Raúl Castro-A Member of the National Leadership of the Integrated Revolutionary PO Organizations
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Berlin Wall-Suggestion
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Joe Biden-Archmere Academy graduation
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Barack Obama-Birth
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Berlin Wall-Advance Warning Information
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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