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1961 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1961st year of the Common Era (CE) and ... California. February 15.
February 14 – Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized in Berkeley, California. February 15 President Kennedy warns the Soviet Union to avoid interfering with the United Nations pacification of the Congo .
In the Rose Bowl, the No. 1 ranked Minnesota Gophers were upset by the No. 6 ranked Washington Huskies, 17–7, before a crowd of 97,314 fans in Pasadena, California. [3] The loss, however, did not affect Minnesota's recognition as the national champion of the 1960 college football season , since the final AP and UPI polls were taken prior to ...
Wrigley Field was a ballpark in Los Angeles, California.It hosted minor league baseball teams in the region for more than 30 years. It was the home park for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), as well as for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB) during its inaugural season in 1961.
1961 California elections (1 P) L. 1961 in Los Angeles (6 P) S. 1961 in San Francisco (6 P) 1961 in sports in California (1 C, 44 P) Pages in category "1961 in ...
The following events occurred in June 1961: ... California's war against the Japanese beetle ... (which reportedly happened a week later on June 25). Reports of ...
The city of Hidden Hills, California, a gated community designed by A. E. Hanson in Los Angeles County, California, was incorporated. [82] The Arab League took over protecting Kuwait as the last British troops left. [83] Died: Sergio Osmeña, 83, President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946; Şemsettin Günaltay, 78, Prime Minister of Turkey ...
Under United States law, 38 U.S.C. §101 (29)(A), the Vietnam Era refers to "The period beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on May 7, 1975, in the case of a veteran who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period." [80] The Saarlouis electric tramway closed after nearly 48 years in operation.