1961 AD

The following events took place in 1961 AD.

Major events
January: John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th President of the United States.

February: America conducts the first tests with the Minutemen ICBMs.

April: The Vostok 1 is launched into space, making Yuri Gagarin the first human to officially travel into space. Bay of Pigs Invasion.

May: Alan Shepard becomes the first American astronaut.

August: The construction of the Berlin Wall is started.

September: The American 5th Special Forces Group, the "Green Berets", is activated.

Unknown: Nikolai Stephanovich Sokolov develops the Shagohod.