1961


Events 

 John F. Kennedy begins his term as the 35th President of the United States. () 
 Twenty-five years later, the magazine OMNI released a "Special Souvenir Edition" of celebrating the anniversary of "American Manned Spaceflight". ()
 In 2372, Jake Sisko received a holosuite program from Nog featuring this season's New York Yankees baseball team against the 1978 Boston Red Sox. The outcome of the game was Yankees 7, Red Sox 3. ()
 In 2375, Nog assumed the role of Vic Fontaine's accountant and went over the receipts of 1961. ()
 April – The Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first Human in space. ()
 May 5 – The American astronaut Alan Shepard becomes the second Human in space. ()
 May 25 – President Kennedy gives his famous "Decision to Go to The Moon" speech to the United States Congress. (; )

Notes 
 Carl Jung dies. ()

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