1961

Some 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion within three days.

1964

Jerrie Mock completed the first solo around-the-world flight by a woman, landing her single-engine Cessna plane in Columbus, Ohio after a 29-day journey.

1969

A jury in Los Angeles convicted Sirhan Sirhan of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. (Sirhan’s death sentence would be commuted to life in prison with the possibility of parole. He remains in prison today.)

1970

Apollo 13 astronauts James A. Lovell, Fred W. Haise and Jack Swigert splashed down safely in the Pacific, four days after a ruptured oxygen tank crippled their spacecraft while en route to the moon.

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.

Birthdays

Author Nick Hornby is 68. Actor Sean Bean is 66. Rock singer Maynard James Keenan is 61. Actor Lela Rochon is 61. Actor Kimberly Elise is 58. Singer-songwriter Liz Phair is 58. Rapper-actor Redman is 55. Actor Jennifer Garner is 53. Singer Victoria Beckham is 51. Actor Rooney Mara is 40.