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April 17th,1961, Hundreds of Cuban exiles trained by the CIA invade Cuba's Bay of Pigs trying to topple Fidel Castro from power.
1961年4月17日，数百名经CIA训练的古巴流亡人士入侵古巴猪湾试图推翻菲德尔·卡斯特罗的统治。
But the invasion fails a political embarrassment for President John F. Kennedy just months after taking office.
但由于约翰·肯尼迪总统上任仅几周后所出现的政治窘境，这场入侵失败了。
"This was a struggle of Cuban patriots against a Cuban dictator. While we could not be expected to hide our sympathies,
“这是古巴爱国者反抗古巴独裁者的一次斗争。虽然无法期待我们隐藏自己的同情，
we made it repeatedly clear that the armed forces of this country would not intervene in any way."
但是我们再次重申这个国家的武装力量绝不会以任何方式插手。”
1970, the 3 astronauts of Apollo 13 splash down safely in the Pacific Ocean days after a ruptured oxygen tank cripples their spacecraft.
1970年，在破裂氧气罐致使船舱报废几天后，阿波罗13号上的3名宇航员安全落入太平洋
1790, Benjamin Franklin, author, publisher, inventor and one of America's most famous founding fathers dies in Philadelphia at age 84.
1790年，作家、出版人、发明家兼美国最著名的开国元勋之一本杰明·富兰克林在费城去世，享年84岁。
1837, JP Morgan, a financial giant and American capitalism during the late 19th and early 20 of century is born in Hartfort, Connecticut.
1837年，19世纪后期至20世纪早期的金融巨头兼美国资本主义者JP摩根在美国康涅狄格州的哈特福德市出生。
And 1964, an automotive legend is born. Ford rolls out its sporty new convertible—the Mustang at the New York World's Fair. It's an instant hit.
1964年，汽车界传奇人物出生。福特在纽约世界博览会上展出了其新式运动折篷汽车—Mustang。随即成为大热。
Today In History, April 17th, David Melendy, the Associated Press.
以上是4月17日《历史上的今天》，美联社戴维· 梅兰蒂为您播报。
