Written by Noah Fishman 11:00 pm – 21 April 1961: Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld has been reported dead after his plane was downed over the Republic of the Congo in the midst of massive civil strife in the Congo, when combatants armed with machetes and similar melee weapons attacked a United Nations Civilian Aid Camp, leaving dozens injured and 15 dead. 11:10 pm: Representatives in the […]