WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO MARCH 1961
Find out what all happened February to March 1961

An allegedly 500,000-year-old rock is discovered near Olancha, California, US, that appears to anachronistically encase a spark plug. (13. February 1961)

Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections. (1. March 1961)

The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City. (30. March 1961)

The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. (29. March 1961)

The United States Air Forces begins Operation Looking Glass, and over the next 30 years, a "Doomsday Plane" is always in the air, with the capability of taking direct control of the United States' bombers and missiles in the event of the destruction of the SAC's command post. (3. February 1961)

South Africa withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations. (15. March 1961)

The DuSable Museum of African American History is chartered. (16. February 1961)

Sputnik 9 successfully launches, carrying a human dummy nicknamed Ivan Ivanovich, and demonstrating that Soviet Union was ready to begin human spaceflight. (9. March 1961)

Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched. (16. February 1961)

First Winter Ascent of the Eiger north face. (12. March 1961)

The first congress of the Spanish Trade Union Organisation is inaugurated. (27. February 1961)

American President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps. (1. March 1961)

Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California. (14. February 1961)

Soviet Union launches Venera 1 towards Venus. (12. February 1961)

Sabena Flight 548 crashes in Belgium, killing 73, including the entire United States figure skating team, several coaches and family members. (15. February 1961)

A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars. (3. February 1961)