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1961 in the United States

Events from the year 1961 in the United States.

1961
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the United States

Decades:
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Incumbents

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Federal government

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Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-Kansas/Pennsylvania) (until January 20)
John F. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) (starting January 20)
Richard Nixon (R-California) (until January 20)
Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas) (starting January 20)
Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) (until November 16)
vacant (starting November 16)
Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas) (until January 3)
Mike Mansfield (D-Montana) (starting January 3)

Events

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January–March

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January 20: John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th U.S. president
 
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 37th U.S. vice president

April–June

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President Kennedy delivers his proposal to put a man on the Moon before a joint session of Congress, May 25, 1961

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

President John F. Kennedy before a joint session of Congress, May 25, 1961

July–September

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October–December

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Ongoing

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Sport

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Births

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January

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Dexter King

February

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George Stephanopoulos

March

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Reggie Fils-Aimé

April

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Eddie Murphy
 
Wally Wingert
 
George Clooney
 
Bill de Blasio

June

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July

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August

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Barack Obama
 
Stephen Hillenburg

September

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October

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Randy Jackson

November

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Pat Toomey

December

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Sean Hannity

Deaths

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Emily Greene Balch
 
Dashiell Hammett
 
Ernest Hemingway
 
Ty Cobb
 
Marion Davies
 
Edith Wilson

See also

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References

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  9. ^ Linden, Eric. "Vince Neil Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  10. ^ Cain, Sian (September 3, 2020). "David Graeber, anthropologist and author of Bullshit Jobs, dies aged 59". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  11. ^ Former Bombers defensive end, 1990 Grey Cup champion Quency Williams passes away at 61
  12. ^ Miller, Sam (April 29, 2020). "Happy 59th! Or Is It 58th? Cracking the Mystery of Don Mattingly's Birthday". ESPN. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  13. ^ Jim Corsi, former Red Sox pitcher, dead at 60
  14. ^ wen Knapp, award-winning reporter, groundbreaking columnist, editor, and mentor, has died at 61
  15. ^ Tom Sizemore: Saving Private Ryan actor dies at 61 after brain aneurysm
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