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February 20, 2023
HAM – The first Chimp In Space
In January 1961, the chimpanzee HAM (AKA Holloman Aerospace Medical Center) made history as the first primate to travel in space aboard a Mercury Redstone rocket on a sub-orbital flight for NASA.
Ham’s flight lasted ~16 ½ minutes at a speed of ~5800 mph to a height of 157 miles above the earth.
Source: Save the Chimps
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February 16, 2023
Goldsboro Nuclear Near Disaster
In January 1961 a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress carrying two 3–4-megaton nuclear bombs broke up in mid-air near Goldsboro, North Carolina dropping its nuclear payload in the process.
Ejecting at 9,000 ft, five crewmen landed safely. Another ejected, but did not survive the landing, and two died in the crash.
Information declassified in 2013 showed that one of the bombs came close to detonating, with three of the four required triggering mechanisms having activated.
Source: Wikipedia
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February 13, 2023
Ask not what your country can do for you … JFK
In January 1961 John F. Kennedy made a stirring inaugural address from the steps of the US Capital.
“… In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility–I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it–and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man…”
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February 9, 2023
Patrice Lumumba Assasinated
In January 1961 Patrice Lumumba, the 1st premier Congo, was murdered after 67 days in office.
The US and Joseph Mobutu (Congolese politician and military officer) were implicated but no conclusive proof has emerged.
In 2000 the Belgium Parliament opened an inquiry into possible government involvement in the killing of Congo’s Premier Patrice Lumumba following allegations in the new book The Assassination of Lumumba by Ludo De Witte.
In 2001 the inquiry found that King Baudouin knew of the plot but did nothing to stop it. Moscow charged that UN Sec. Gen. Dag Hammarskjold was involved. In 2002, Belgium admitted responsibility for its part in the killing.
Source: Wikipedia
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February 6, 2023
Mister Ed The Talking Horse
Mister Ed was an American television sitcom that aired from 1961 to 1966.
The show’s title character, a talking horse originated in short stories by Walter R. Brooks.
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February 2, 2023
Eisenhower’s “Military-Industrial Complex” Speech
As President of the United States for two terms, Eisenhower had slowed the push for increased defense spending despite pressure to build more military equipment during the Cold War arms race. Nonetheless, the American military services and the defense industry had expanded a great deal in the 1950s.
Although he thought this growth was needed to counter the Soviet Union, it confounded Eisenhower. With his credibility and standing as a military leader, in his farewell speech he was able to stand up to powerful interests and describe them as a necessary evil.
Source: National Archives
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January 30, 2023
US Severs Diplomatic Relations with Cuba
The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba on January 3, 1961, citing unwarranted action by the Government of Cuba that placed crippling limitations on the ability of the United States Mission to carry on its normal diplomatic and consular functions.
Dource: US Dept of State
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January 26, 2023
Timeline of Life in America – 1960
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January 23, 2023
Airliners Collide Midair Over New York
In December 1960 a United Airlines Douglas DC-8 bound for Idlewild Airport (now JFK) in New York City collided in midair with a TWA Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation descending toward LaGuardia Airport. 128 aboard the two aircraft and six people on the ground were killed.
Source: Wikipedia
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January 19, 2023
JFK Elected President
Sen. John F. Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon in the US presidential elections as the first Roman Catholic to win the office. The Democratic ticket of Kennedy and Johnson received 49.72% of the popular vote to 49.55% given to Republicans Richard Nixon and Henry Lodge—the deciding electoral college vote was 56.4% to 40.8% in favor of the Democrat.
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