September 1, 1961: Eritrea (green) begins 29 year fight for independence from EthiopiaSeptember 18, 1961: UN Secretary-General Hammarskjöld killed in plane crashSeptember 9, 1961: USS Long Beach, world's first nuclear-powered surface ship, commissionedSeptember 17, 1961: Turkey's ex-premier Menderes revived from drug overdose, then hanged