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Major Events of 1961 Mickey Mantle becomes the highest paid Baseball player after signing a $75,000 contract. Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba fails. Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin is the first human in space. US President John F. Kennedy announces US goal of reaching the moon before the end of the decade. Sealing of East German border and building of Berlin Wall. South Africa leaves British Commonwealth, and becomes a Republic. Formation of the World Wildlife Fund. Tanganyika independent from Britain. Back To Year Index

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