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April 17, 2007
Today in History: April 17th
From This Day in History - History.com:
1790: American statesman, printer, scientist, and writer Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia at age 84.
Read his biography on the History Channel website.
Books about Benjamin Franklin:
Doctor Franklin’s medicine / Stanley Finger.
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The Oldest revolutionary : essays on Benjamin Franklin / edited by J. A. Leo Lemay
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1961 : The Bay of Pigs invasion begins.
The Bay of Pigs invasion begins when a CIA-financed and -trained group of Cuban refugees lands in Cuba and attempts to topple the communist government of Fidel Castro. The attack was an utter failure.
Read more: http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2640
1970: Apollo 13 returns to earth.
View the video clip.
Read about Apollo 13:
Apollo 13 [electronic resource] : "Houston, we’ve got a problem."
http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/apollo13.pdf
View a video found in the GSU Library:
Moon shot : [videorecording] the inside story of tha Apollo Project / TBS Productions Inc. ; produced and directed by Kirt Woltinger.
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Posted by d-nadler at April 17, 2007 11:56 AM