Explorer Christopher Columbus was given funding for his first journey.
He signed the contract in Santa Fe near Granada, Spain, and set sail to find the Indies on August 3.
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The movie 'Thor' premiered in cinemas in Sydney, Australia.
Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of killing US Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Game of Thrones premiered on HBO.
FedEx officially began its operations and flew 186 packages to 25 cities on the US's East Coast.
1,400 Cuban exiles failed to overthrow Fidel Castro after landing in the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba.
