Slavery in Ethiopia came to an end thanks to Emperor Haile Selassie.
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The United Kingdom officially created its first National Park, the Peak District National Park.
1,400 Cuban exiles failed to overthrow Fidel Castro after landing in the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba.
A US National Reconnaissance Office mission launched on a reused SpaceX booster for the first time.
Jazz composer and musician John Coltrane received the Special Citation Pulitzer Prize after his death.
The movie 'Thor' premiered in cinemas in Sydney, Australia.
