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November 18 – U.S. President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam. November 20 – The funeral of longtime House Speaker Sam Rayburn is held in Washington, D.C. Two former presidents (Truman, Eisenhower) and one future one (Lyndon B. Johnson) join President Kennedy in paying their respects.
John Arthur Bennett (April 10, 1936 – April 13, 1961) was a U.S. Army soldier who remains the last person to be executed after a court-martial by the United States Armed Forces. [1] The 19-year-old private was convicted of the rape and attempted murder of an 11-year-old girl in Austria . [ 2 ]
January 20, 1961: Kennedy inaugurated as 35th U.S. President January 17, 1961: Outgoing U.S. President Eisenhower warns against the "military-industrial complex" January 24, 1961: Nuclear bomb accidentally dropped on Goldsboro, NC January 1, 1961: British farthing, worth 1 ⁄ 4 a penny, discontinued after 600 years
Pages in category "1961 in military history" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
1961 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1961st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 961st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1960s decade.
Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union, finalized on 25 December the same year. May 1991: Zviad Gamsakhurdia elected as the first President of Georgia. 1991-1992: Zviad Gamsakhurdia overthrowed by the military junta. 1991-1993: Georgian Civil War: 1991-1992: South Ossetia War. 1992-1993: War in Abkhazia. November 1995
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The Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was established by Executive Order of the U.S. President, for service in specified military operations during designated times. Retroactive awards were made for service in the Quemoy and Matsu Islands (since 1956), Lebanon (1958), the Taiwan Straits (1958) and in West Berlin since August.