1961 in the United States
Events from the year 1961 in the United States.
January 20: John F. Kennedy becomes the 35th U.S. president
Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the 37th U.S. vice president
President Kennedy delivers his proposal to put a man on the Moon before a joint session of Congress, May 25, 1961
Dexter King
1960 in the United States
Events from the year 1960 in the United States.
A section of lunch counter from the Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth's where the Greensboro sit-ins began on February 1 preserved in the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History
September 26: The first televised U.S. presidential election debate
USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) steams under Golden Gate Bridge, 16 November 1960.
The Texas Zephyr in Dallas, December 26