1,400 Cuban exiles failed to overthrow Fidel Castro after landing in the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba.
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Using gene therapy, eight babies suffering from ''bubble boy disease" were cured in Memphis, Tennessee.
The movie 'Thor' premiered in cinemas in Sydney, Australia.
Ford Mustang went on sale for the first time.
The United Kingdom officially created its first National Park, the Peak District National Park.
FedEx officially began its operations and flew 186 packages to 25 cities on the US's East Coast.
