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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The movie 'Thor' premiered in cinemas in Sydney, Australia.
Explorer Christopher Columbus was given funding for his first journey.
The United Kingdom officially created its first National Park, the Peak District National Park.
Dua Lipa made the cover of the TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people.
A US National Reconnaissance Office mission launched on a reused SpaceX booster for the first time.
