▁beginning ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Marshall ▁Space ▁Fl ight ▁Center ▁in ▁Hun ts ville , ▁Alabama ▁formally ▁dedicated ▁by ▁president ▁Eisen h ower ▁( o fficial ly ▁opened ▁last ▁July ▁ 1 ). ▁Born : ▁Stef ano ▁C asi rag hi , ▁Italian ▁business man , ▁second ▁husband ▁of ▁Princess ▁Caroline ▁of ▁Mon aco , ▁in ▁Como ▁( kil led ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁in ▁power bo at ▁accident ) ▁D ied : ▁ ▁F ero ze ▁Gand hi , ▁ 4 8 , ▁Indian ▁politician . ▁ ▁Both ▁his ▁wid ow , ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi ▁and ▁his ▁son , ▁Raj iv ▁Gand hi , ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India . ▁Oscar ▁P ett if ord , ▁ 3 7 , ▁jazz ▁bass ist ▁ ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁( F rid ay ) ▁The ▁new ▁American ▁Football ▁League ▁made ▁its ▁debut ▁with ▁eight ▁teams , ▁as ▁the ▁visit ing ▁Den ver ▁Bron cos ▁defeated ▁the ▁Boston ▁Patri ots , ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁bare ly ▁surv iving ▁during ▁its ▁first ▁four ▁seasons , ▁the ▁A FL ▁would ▁merge ▁with ▁the ▁older ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁bringing ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁teams ▁( and ▁two ▁expansion ▁teams ) ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁NFL ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁India ' s ▁men ▁field ▁hockey ▁team