Born in May 1961 - Zodiac Signs, Personality and Horoscopes

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What happened in May 1961

• May 4, 1961: U.S. Freedom Riders began interstate bus rides to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court's integration decision, sparking the Civil Rights Movement.
• May 5, 1961: Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard Mercury-Redstone 3, marking a significant milestone in the space race.
• May 6, 1961: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. achieved a historic feat by winning both the English league and cup double, becoming the last team to accomplish this feat as of 2023.
• May 8, 1961: Briton George Blake received a 42-year prison sentence for spying, highlighting the tensions of the Cold War.
• May 9, 1961: FCC chairman Newton N. Minow criticized commercial television programming as a "vast wasteland", sparking discussions about media responsibility.
• May 14, 1961: A Freedom Riders bus was fire-bombed and civil rights protestors were attacked by the Ku Klux Klan in Anniston, Alabama, intensifying racial tensions.
• May 15, 1961: J. Heinrich Matthaei conducted the Poly-U-Experiment, leading to the understanding of the genetic code, a fundamental breakthrough in genetics.
• May 16, 1961: Park Chung Hee seized power in a military coup in South Korea, shaping the country's political landscape.
• May 19, 1961: Venera 1 became the first spacecraft to fly by another planet, Venus, although it lost contact with Earth and failed to transmit data.
• May 21, 1961: Alabama Governor John Patterson declared martial law to quell race riots, highlighting the escalating tensions during the Civil Rights Movement.
• May 22, 1961: An earthquake struck New South Wales, causing significant damage and underscoring the region's seismic activity.
• May 24, 1961: Freedom Riders were arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for disturbing the peace, further escalating tensions during the Civil Rights Movement.
• May 25, 1961: President Kennedy announced his ambitious goal to put a man on the Moon before the end of the decade, galvanizing the nation's space program.
• May 27, 1961: Tunku Abdul Rahman proposed the formation of the Federation of Malaysia, comprising Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, Brunei, and North Borneo, shaping the region's political格局.
• May 28, 1961: Peter Benenson's article "The Forgotten Prisoners" was published, marking the foundation of the human rights organization Amnesty International, advocating for the rights of political prisoners worldwide.
• May 30, 1961: Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, the authoritarian ruler of the Dominican Republic, was assassinated, leading to political instability and a period of transition.
• May 31, 1961: Rebel generals Maurice Challe and Andre Zelelr were sentenced to 15 years in prison in France, highlighting the consequences of military insurrections.