Events from the year 1961 in the United States. President: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-Kansas/Pennsylvania) (until January 20) John F. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts)...

The 1961 United States Senate special election in Texas was held on May 27, 1961. The election was held to replace outgoing Senator Lyndon B. Johnson...

The 1961 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 8, 1961, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New...

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal...

In the United States, some categories of speech are not protected by the First Amendment. According to the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S...

The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral...

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch...

elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1961, during 87th United States Congress. List of special elections to the United States House of...

Religion in the United States is both widespread and diverse, with higher reported levels of belief than other wealthy Western nations. Polls indicate...

punishment for crime is still legal in the United States. By the time of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the status of enslaved people had been...