Today in History: Key Events on April 17
This AP News retrospective highlights significant historical events that occurred on April 17 across various decades. The primary focus includes the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, where CIA-trained Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro but were defeated within three days. The article also notes the 1969 conviction of Sirhan Sirhan for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles. Other notable milestones include Jerrie Mock's completion of the first solo around-the-world flight by a woman in 1964, the safe splashdown of Apollo 13 astronauts in 1970 following a spacecraft crisis, and the Boston Marathon officially allowing women to compete for the first time in 1972. The summary further covers the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge in 1975, marking the end of Cambodia's civil war, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above 3,000 for the first time in 1991. Additionally, it mentions the 1993 civil rights conviction of two former Los Angeles police officers involved in the Rodney King beating, and President Donald Trump's 2020 tweets urging the liberation of states during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Today in History: Key Events on April 17
This AP News retrospective highlights significant historical events that occurred on April 17 across various decades. The primary focus includes the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, where CIA-trained Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro but were defeated within three days. The article also notes the 1969 conviction of Sirhan Sirhan for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles. Other notable milestones include Jerrie Mock's completion of the first solo around-the-world flight by a woman in 1964, the safe splashdown of Apollo 13 astronauts in 1970 following a spacecraft crisis, and the Boston Marathon officially allowing women to compete for the first time in 1972. The summary further covers the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge in 1975, marking the end of Cambodia's civil war, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above 3,000 for the first time in 1991. Additionally, it mentions the 1993 civil rights conviction of two former Los Angeles police officers involved in the Rodney King beating, and President Donald Trump's 2020 tweets urging the liberation of states during the coronavirus pandemic.
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