Historical Events
1961
The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba fails.
1964
The Ford Mustang is unveiled at the New York World's Fair.
1975
The Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh, beginning the Cambodian genocide.
1986
An unemployed Israeli gunman tries to destroy a crowd but is arrested.
2013
An explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, kills 14 people.
Famous Birthdays
1622
Henry Vaughan
Welsh metaphysical poet.
1820
Alexander Joy Cartwright
American who codified the rules of baseball.
1894
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet leader who initiated de-Stalinization and was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
1937
Olivia Hussey
Argentine-British actress who played Juliet in the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet.
1961
Sean Bean
English actor known for The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones.
