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February 1961
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The following events occurred in February 1961:
February 1, 1961: U.S. launches first Minuteman ICBM
February 1, 1961: U.S. launches first Minuteman ICBM
February 1, 1961: Touch-tone phone tested by Bell
February 1, 1961: Touch-tone phone tested by Bell
February 21, 1961: Launch of Mercury-Atlas 2
February 21, 1961: Launch of Mercury-Atlas 2
Mercury spacecraft impact attenuation
Mercury spacecraft impact attenuation
March 1960
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The following events occurred in March 1960:
February 1961
…which to fire a rocket carrying the interplanetary space probe, Venera 1, towards the planet Venus. The U.S. had launched Pioneer V toward Venus in March. Contact with the satellite was lost after it traveled 4,650,000 miles (7,480,000 km), but the probe came within 62,000 miles (100,000 km) of the second…
March 5, 1960: Iconic photo of Che Guevara taken by Albert Korda
March 5, 1960: Iconic photo of Che Guevara taken by Albert Korda
March 24, 1960: Tu-124, first turbojet, debuts
March 24, 1960: Tu-124, first turbojet, debuts
March 25, 1960: Euromast dedicated in Rotterdam
March 25, 1960: Euromast dedicated in Rotterdam
March 25, 1960: Cromwell's head reburied after 300 years
March 25, 1960: Cromwell's head reburied after 300 years