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The Memphis 13 are the group of young children who integrated the schools of Memphis, Tennessee. On October 3, 1961, 13 African-American first grade students were enrolled in schools that were previously all white. The schools that the students attended were Bruce, Gordon, Rozelle, and Springdale elementary schools. [1]
TWA Flight 529 was a Lockheed Constellation L-049 propliner, registration N86511, operating as a scheduled passenger service from Boston, Massachusetts to San Francisco, California. On September 1, 1961, at 02:05 CDT, the flight crashed into a field south of Clarendon Hills, IL shortly after takeoff from Midway Airport (ICAO: KMDW) in Chicago ...
Two passengers who survived the initial crash died months later. 13. December 16, 1960 † 134 (including 6 on the ground) N/A 0 1960 New York mid-air collision: Brooklyn, New York, and Staten Island, New York: One passenger, an 11-year-old boy who was on United Airlines Flight 826, survived the initial crash but died of pneumonia the next day. 14.
13 April 1970 A cruise ship that was grounded off Port Hueneme, California. USS Makassar Strait United States Navy: April 1961 A Casablanca-class escort carrier that ran aground on San Nicolas Island. USS Ulvert M. Moore United States Navy: 13 July 1966 A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target off San Nicolas Island.
1961 Malév Hungarian Airlines Douglas C-47 Skytrain crash; 1961 Mineralnye Vody Il-18 crash; A. Aero Flight 311; Aeroflot Flight 068; Aeroflot Flight 245;
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
San Diego, California Rudy Dhaenens: 1961 1998 36 years Belgian cyclist car Aalst, Belgium: He died in a car crash on his way to the start of the Tour of Flanders. Arnold Diamond: 1915 1992 76 years British actor car Bournemouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom Whilst on holiday in Bournemouth with his wife, he was hit by a car and hospitalised.
March 13 – United Kingdom – M4 motorway crash. 10 people died in a 45 vehicle pile up in foggy conditions on the M4 motorway near Hungerford. July 31 – United States – A bus carrying about 60 Girl Scouts overturned on a desert mountain road near California Highway 111 , not far from Palm Springs , killing eight people.