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Significant Books and Music of the Century, Year by Year
1961 was the year that the U.S. invasion of Cuba failed; President Kennedy formed the Peace Corps; Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space; Roger Maris hit 61 home runs; and Patsy Cline, the reigning queen of country music, had two hits with "Crazy" and "I Fall to Pieces."


Significant Book of 1961:
Joseph Heller's Catch-22

BOOK American bombardier Yossarian is determined to survive World War II, but Colonel Cathcart keeps raising the number of missions his men have to fly. This amazingly funny satire about life in the last months of the war attacks bureaucratic absurdity, the horror of war, and human nature.

  Significant Music of 1961:
 Luciano Pavarotti's Debut in La Bohème

BOOK Luciano Pavarotti made his operatic debut as Rodolfo in Puccini's LA BOHÈME, launching one of the most successful careers in the history of opera.




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