1521

Martin Luther went before the Diet of Worms to face charges stemming from his religious writings.

1961

Some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third day.

1964

Ford Motor Co. unveiled the Mustang at the New York World’s Fair.

1993

A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted two former police officers of violating the civil rights of beaten motorist Rodney King; two other officers were acquitted. Turkish President Turgut Ozal died at age 66.