It was on this day in 1961 that eight B-26B Bombers attacked several airfields in Cuba, launching what would later become known as the Bay of Pigs Invasion. 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban-refugees landed at several different points across the island two days later, hoping to incite a revolution against Castro. The forces were soundly defeated, with over 1,100 of the invaders taken prisoner.
The earliest event from Wiki for this date is “69 – After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor” and the most recent is “2006 – Sami Hammad, a Palestinian suicide bomber, detonates an explosive device in Tel Aviv, killing 11 people and injuring 70.“
A few other things that happened include:
1521 – Catholic Church excommunicates Martin Luther.
1937 – First appearance of Daffy Duck.
1964 – The first Ford Mustang is introduced to the public.
1970 – Apollo 13 safely returns to Earth.
Birthday cake should be baked for Rowdy Roddy Piper & Maynard James Keenan.