Today is Thursday, April 17, on 107 of 2025. 258 days are left in the year.
Today in history:
On April 17, 1961, about 1,400 Cuban exiles trained in CIA launched the invasion of Cuba’s Bay of Cuba in an attempt to tear down Fidel Castro, whose strength crushed the incursion in three days.
Also on this date:
In 1964, Jerrie Mock completed the first solo flight around the world of a woman, landing her single engine Cessna in Columbus, Ohio, after a 29 -day trip.
In 1969, a jury in Los Angeles condemned Sirhan Sirhan or murdered Senator Robert F. Kennedy. (Sirhan’s death sentence would be switched to life imprisonment with the possibility of probation. It remains today in prison).
In 1970, Apollo 13 Astronauts James A. Lovell, Fred W. Haise and Jack Swigert sported safely in the Pacific, four days after an oxygen tank broken paralyzed his spacecraft while heading to the moon.
In 1972, the Boston Marathon allowed women to compete for the first time. Nina Kuscsik was the first official women’s champion, with a time of 3:10:26.
In 1975, the five -year civil war of Cambodia ended when the capital, Phnom Penh, fell to the Jemer Rouge, which instituted brutal and radical policies that charged approximately 1.7 million lives (almost one in four99 to the greats.
In 1991, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 3,000 for the first time, ending the day to 3.004.46, more than 17.58.
In 1993, a federal jury in Los Angeles condemned two former police officers for violating the civil rights of the motorist hit Rodney King. Two other officers were acquitted.
In 2020, President Donald Trump, through Twitter, urged supporters to “free” three states led by Democratic governors, apparently encouraging protests against the mandates that remain at home destined to stop the coronavirus.
Today’s birthday:
- Actor David Bradley is 83 years old.
- Actor Clarke Peters is 73 years old.
- Author Nick Hornby is 68 years old.
- The Sean Bean is 66 years old.
- The rock singer Maynard James Keenan (tool) is 61.
- The actor Lelo Rochon is 61 years old.
- Actor Kimberly Elise is 58 years old.
- The singer and songwriter Liz Phair is 58 years old.
- Producer Director Adam McKay is 57 years old.
- The rapper-actor Redman is 55 years old.
- The member of the Soccer Fame, Tony Boselli, is 53 years old.
- Actor Jennifer Garner is 53 years old.
- The singer Victoria Beckham is 51 years old.
- The Roney Mara actor is 40 years old.