Today in History for April 17: Apollo 13 astronauts land safely in Pacific Ocean
There’s a lot to look back on in history for April 17. Here are a couple of notable moments.
1961: Hundreds of Cuban exiles, trained by the CIA, invade Cuba’s Bay of Pigs trying to topple Fidel Castro from power. The invasion failed, however, becoming a political embarrassment for President John F. Kennedy just months after taking office.
1970: Three astronauts of Apollo 13 land safely in Pacific Ocean. It was just days after a ruptured oxygen tank crippled their spacecraft on their way to the moon.
1790: Author, publisher, inventor and one of America’s founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, dies at age 84 in Philadelphia.
1837: JP Morgan was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on this day.
1964: An automotive legend is born. Ford rolls out the Mustang convertible.
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