July 1961

Friday 21:

Mercury program: Gus Grissom piloting the Mercury 4 capsule "Liberty Bell 7" becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission).

Sunday 23:

Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) founded in Nicaragua.

Monday 31:

At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the first All-Star Game tie in major league baseball history occurs when the game is stopped in the 9th inning due to rain.