One big event that happened in 1961 was the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. Also, in 1961, China uses its 1st nuclear reactor.
Design of the U.S. flag, with its stars and stripes, was officially adopted.
Out of the Inkwell - 1961 The Big Bank Robbery was released on: USA: 1962
One Happy Family - 1961 Love's Big Omelette - 1.2 was released on: USA: 20 January 1961
Buddy Holly died
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Big Event Golf happened in 1986.
a major event is something very big that has happened
bob marley died
This is WW2.
The US Civil War.
first olympic games
Lance Armstrong landed on the moon and we won the space race.
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One big event that happened in America during World War 1 was that the economy started to improve. Industry also picked up during this time.
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The Frankensteins moved and had a son.
The current understanding of the so-called "Big Bang" event suggests that there was no'outside' to it, since all of space itself was created in the event and expanded after it.