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1961

1961. The Year of My Birth By: Holly Rosen. Leaders of 1961. United States President - John F. Kennedy ( 1961-1963) Iran Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , Shah of Iran (1941–1979) Prime Minister - Jafar Sharif- Emami , Prime Minister of Iran (1960–1961)

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1961

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  1. 1961 The Year of My Birth By: Holly Rosen

  2. Leaders of 1961 • United States • President - John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) • Iran • Monarch - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941–1979) • Prime Minister - • Jafar Sharif-Emami, Prime Minister of Iran (1960–1961) • Ali Amini, Prime Minister of Iran (1961–1962) • Iraq • Head of State - Muhammad Najibar-Ruba'i, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Iraq (1958–1963) • Prime Minister - Abd al-KarimQasim, Prime Minister of Iraq (1958–1963) • Israel • President - Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel (1952–1963) • Prime Minister - David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel (1955–1963) • Japan • Monarch - Hirohito, Emperor of Japan (1926–1989) • Prime Minister - Hayato Ikeda, Prime Minister of Japan (1960–1964) • Jordan • Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952–1999) • Prime Minister - BahjatTalhouni, Prime Minister of Jordan (1960–1962) • North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) • Communist Party Leader - Kim Il-sung, General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party (1948–1994) • Head of State - Choi Yong-kun, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1957–1972) • Premier - Kim Il-sung, Premier of North Korea (1948–1972) • South Korea (Republic of Korea) • President - Yun Bo-seon, President of South Korea (1960–1962) • Head of Government- • Chang Myon, Prime Minister of South Korea (1960–1961) • Jang Do-yeong, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1961) • Song Yo Chan, Chief Cabinet Minister of South Korea (1961–1962) • Kuwait • the Sheikhdom of Kuwait gained independence on 19 June 1961 • Politician agent - John Richmond, Political agent in Kuwait (1959–1961) • Monarch - Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1950–1965)

  3. Popular Culture: Films

  4. Popular Culture: TV Bonanza Perry Mason The Andy Griffith Show Mr. Ed

  5. Popular Culture: Music • Top ten Pop Songs • “Dedicated to the One I Love” – The Shirelles • “The Mountain’s High” – Dick & Dee Dee • “Apache” – Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar • “Wooden Heart” – Joe Dowell • “The Boll Weevil” – Brook Benton • “Michael” – The Highwaymen • “I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star” – Linda Scott • “Moody River” – Pat Boone • “Run to Him” – Bobby Vee • “Exodus” – Ferrante & Teicher • Top ten Country Songs • “Walk on By” – Leroy VanDyke • “Big Bad John” – Jimmy Dean • “Don’t Worry” – Marty Robbins • “Hello Walls” – Faron Young • “North to Alaska”- Johnny Horton • “I Fall to Pieces” – Patsy Cline • “Sea of Heartbreak” – Don Gibson • “Tender Years” – George Jones • “Foolin’ Around” – Buck Owens • “San Antonio Rose” – Floyd Cramer

  6. People Born in 1961 • Scott Baio • Barack Obama • George Clooney • Lawrence Fishburne • Michael J. Fox • Wayne Gretzky • Woody Harrelson

  7. Technology of 1961 • U S and USSR puts man in space • First inflight movie shown on TWA • First electric toothbrush • Niagara Falls starts producing hydroelectric powder • First quasar is discovered by Allan Sandage at Mt. Palomar, CA • IBM introduces the Selectric typewriter Golfball

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