1961 in the United States

1961 in the United States
Years: 1958 1959 196019611962 1963 1964

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50 stars (1960–present)

Timeline of United States history
History of the United States (1945–64)

Events from the year 1961 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal Government

Events

January–March

January 20: John F. Kennedy becomes President

April–June

President John F. Kennedy addresses a joint session of Congress, with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and House Speaker Sam Rayburn seated behind him
President Kennedy delivers his proposal to put a man on the Moon before a joint session of Congress, May 25, 1961

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

President John F. Kennedy before a joint session of Congress, May 25, 1961

July–September

October–December

Ongoing

Births

Deaths

References

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  2. "On This Day", New York Times, retrieved November 2014

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