It was the day they celebrated VE day, the day when they won World War 2 in the European Theater.
December 8th 1961 was a Friday.
September 8th, 1961 fell on a Friday.
December 8, 1961 fell on a Friday.
August 8th, 1961 fell on a Tuesday.
Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May. In 1961, this was May 14th.
May 30, 1961, was a Tuesday.
22nd May 1961, was a Monday.
9th May 1961, was a Tuesday.
May 2 1961 was a Tuesday.
May 29 1961 was on a Monday.
May 18th 1961 was a Thursday.
12 May 1961 was a Friday.