0417 Today in History

April 17th, 1961, Hundreds of Cuban exiles trained by the CIA invade Cuba’s Bay of Pigs, trying to topple Fidel Castro from power. But the invasion fails, a political embarrassment for President John F Kennedy just months after taking office. This was a struggle of Cuban patriots against a Cuban dictator. While we could not be expected. To hide our sympathies. We made it repeatedly clear that the armed forces of this country would not intervene in any way. 1970 The three astronauts of Apollo 13 splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean, days after a ruptured oxygen tank crippled their spacecraft on their way to the moon. 1790 Benjamin Franklin Author, publisher, inventor, and one of America’s most famous Founding Fathers. Dies in Philadelphia at age 84. 1837 JP Morgan, a financial giant in American capitalism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is born in Hartford, CT And 1964, an automotive legend is born. Ford rolls out its sporty new convertible, the Mustang, at the New York World’s Fair. It’s an instant hit today in history. April 17th. David Melendy, The Associated Press.