On 11 September 1961 in Morges, Switzerland, the World Wildlife Fund (now the World Wide Fund for Nature) was formally established by a group of scientists and conservationists, among them the biologist Julian Huxley, the ornithologist Max Nicholson and the naturalist and painter Peter Scott, who drew the logo from Chi Chi, a giant panda in London Zoo. They wanted a body to raise funds for conservation, after Huxley's alarming 1960 reports on the destruction of wildlife in East Africa. WWF has grown into one of the largest conservation organisations, with offices in over 100 countries and millions of supporters.
Before and after
- 4 August 1961Birth of Barack Obama
- 6 August 1961Launch of Vostok 2
- from 13 August 1961 to 9 November 1989Construction of Berlin Wall
- from 1 September 1961 to 29 May 1991Eritrean War of Independence
- 11 September 1961The World Wildlife Fund is founded
- 18 September 1961Founding of CONCACAF
- 18 September 1961Birth of James Gandolfini
- 29 September 1961Birth of Julia Gillard
- 23 October 1961Founding of Taiwan Stock Exchange
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- 22 March 1945Founding of Arab League
- 27 December 1945Founding of World Bank
- 14 September 1960Founding of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- 1994Rise of Taliban
- 1 January 1995Founding of World Trade Organization
- 11 September 2001September 11 attacks
The era
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