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May 14, 1961

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Headlines from May 14, 1961

THE WORLD

By Unknown Author

Yesterday was the third anniversary of the European settlers' uprising in Algiers which started with cries of "Algeria is French" and ended with shouts of "De Gaulle to power." Since then, as President de Gaulle has moved toward peace negotiations with the Algerian nationalist rebels, the settlers have several times gone into the streets with cries of "De Gaulle to the gallows."

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Notable Births

Tim Roth

1961Tim Roth, English actor and director[†]

Timothy Simon Roth is an English actor. He was among a group of prominent British actors known as the "Brit Pack". After garnering attention in television productions Made in Britain (1982) and Meantime (1983), Roth was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer in his theatrical film debut The Hit (1984). He gained further recognition for his roles in films, including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), Vincent & Theo, and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.

Alain Vigneault

1961Alain Vigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[†]

Alain Vigneault is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach. Vigneault has previously coached the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers for 19 seasons in the NHL, as well as in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). During his career with the Canucks, he won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach of the year in 2006–07 and became the team's record holder for wins as a coach. Under Vigneault, Vancouver won back-to-back Presidents' Trophies and made one appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals (2011). In his first season with New York, he led the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance (2014) in 20 years and a Presidents' Trophy in 2015.

Historical Events

Civil rights movement

1961Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle.[†]

The civil rights movement was a social movement in the United States from 1954 to 1968 which aimed to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the country, which most commonly affected African Americans. The movement had origins in the Reconstruction era in the late 19th century, and modern roots in the 1940s. After years of nonviolent protests and civil disobedience campaigns, the civil rights movement achieved many of its legislative goals in the 1960s, during which it secured new protections in federal law for the civil rights of all Americans.

Historical Context for May 14, 1961

In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[†]