Events in 1961

    Searching for events that happened in 1961 brings up some interesting facts. For example 1961 was the year when Walt Disney's 101 dalmatians was released, One of the most famous movies known now. The Ken doll was invented for Barbie. Yankees won there first game. Harper Lee recieved an award for her book To Kill A Mockingbird which came out the same year. The first Six Flags opened in Texas Something that interest me that happened in 1961 is on April 12, Yuri A. Gagarin was the first human to travel through space where he spent one hour and forty eight minutes. Martin Luther King protests for black voting rights in Miami. Many events occured in 1961 such as our president was born. The twenty third Amendment was realeased. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy inaugrated as United States president. I wish I was around to see all the amazing things that happened back then. There was also Orange Soda/Orange Crush.