The day after the disaster, the Guardian reported on the confusion surrounding the crash, which occurred while Hammarskjold was on his way to peace talks over Katanga. The mineral-rich breakaway state ...
On September 11, 1961, North Carolina’s first ski resort, Cataloochee Ski Slopes, was incorporated. The Haywood County recreation area opened to skiers on December 22. Tom Alexander, the resort’s ...
As forecasters watched three active hurricanes in September 1961, Hurricane Esther formed, threatening the Eastern Seaboard. It may have been the first large tropical cyclone to be caught by satellite ...