Thursday, April 17, 2014

History for April 17

History for April 17 - On-This-Day.com
Birth anniversary of John Pierpont Morgan, American financier and corporation director (1837-1913).

Happy Birthday! Sean Bean, Jennifer Garner, Rooney Mara


1492 - Christopher Columbus signed a contract with Spain to find a passage to Asia and the Indies. 



1521 - Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. 



1524 - New York Harbor was discovered by Giovanni Verrazano. 



1895 - China and Japan signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki. It was the end of the first Sino-Japanese War. In the treaty China ceded Taiwan to Japan. 






1961 - About 1,400 U.S.-supported Cuban exiles invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. It was an unsuccessful attack. 



1964 - The Ford Motor Company unveiled its new Mustang model. 



1970 - Apollo 13 returned to Earth safely after an on-board accident with an oxygen tank. 



1983 - In New York, a transit strike that began on March 7 ended.

 




1985 - The U.S. Postal Service unveiled its new 22-cent, "LOVE" stamp. 



1996 - Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing their parents. 




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