Historical Events in 1961 (Part 4)

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• Dec 4 Smallest NY Knick, 49th St Madison Square Garden crowd-1,300 (snowstorm)
• Dec 4 Tanganyika becomes 104th member of UN
• Dec 4 WXGA TV channel 8 in Waycross, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting

• Dec 4 1962 NFL Draft: Ernie Davis from University of Syracuse first pick by Washington Redskins
• Dec 6 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB) (1st African American to win)
• Dec 8 Antwerp Belgium diocese forms
• Dec 8 Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive pts without a miss (NBA rec)
• Dec 8 South Africa v NZ, Durban debuts for Eddie Barlow & Peter Pollock

• Dec 9 "From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 87 performances
• Dec 9 "Let It Ride" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 68 performances
• Dec 9 Tanganyika gains independence from Britain, takes name Tanzania
• Dec 10 Houston Oiler Billy Cannon gains record 373 yards against Titans


• Dec 10 US performs nuclear test at Carlsbad New Mexico (underground)
• Dec 10 USSR & Albania break diplomatic relations

• Dec 11 "Please, Mr. Postman" by Marvelettes released

• Dec 12 Amateur radio satellite Oscar 1 launched with military Discoverer 36

• Dec 12 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' Argentine forward Omar Sívori wins award for best football player in Europe ahead of Spanish midfielder Luis Suárez and English forward Johnny Haynes

• Dec 13 Jimmy Dean's Big Bad John album is country music 1st million $ seller

• Dec 14 Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record
• Dec 15 Adolf Eichmann is sentenced to death for war crimes in Israel
• Dec 15 Equal access rule, political parties get TV broadcasting time
• Dec 15 JFK visits Puerto Rico
• Dec 15 L J Suenens appointed archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels
• Dec 16 "Evening with Yves Montand" closes at John Golden Theatre, NYC after 55 performances


• Dec 17 India seizes Goa & 2 other Portuguese colonies
• Dec 17 Niteroi Circus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil catches fire; 323 die after disgruntled employee sets fire to the tent
• Dec 18 Britain's EMI Records originally rejects the Beatles
• Dec 18 For 2nd consecutive year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year
• Dec 18 India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao & Diu
• Dec 18 KAIL TV channel 53 in Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
• Dec 18 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 78 points vs LA

• Dec 21 Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" & "Ready Teddy"

• Dec 22 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• Dec 23 KICU TV channel 43 in Visalia-Fresno, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
• Dec 23 Train accident in Italy, 70 die

• Dec 24 AFL Championship, Balboa Stadium, San Diego: Houston Oilers beat San Diego Chargers 10-3; Billy Cannon scores game's only TD
• Dec 27 Belgium & Congo resume diplomatic relations
• Dec 27 Styne, Comden and Green's musical "Subways are for Sleeping" premieres at St James Theater NYC for 205 performances

• Dec 28 50th Davis Cup: Australia beats Italy in Melbourne (5-0)

• Dec 31 "lrma La Douce" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 527 performances
• Dec 31 The Beach Boys play their debut gig under that name
• Dec 31 Failed coup by Syrian group in Lebanon

• Dec 31 Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion

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