| 1521 | Martin Luther went before the Diet of Worms to face charges stemming from his religious writings. |
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| 1790 | American statesman Benjamin Franklin died in Philadelphia at age 84. |
| 1861 | The Virginia State Convention voted to secede from the Union. |
| 1951 | Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle made his major league debut with the New York Yankees. |
| 1961 | About 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched an invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the southwestern coast of Cuba in a failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. |
| 1964 | The Ford Motor Co. unveiled the Mustang. |
| 1975 | Phnom Penh fell to Communist insurgents, ending Cambodia's five-year civil war. |
| 1996 | Lyle and Erik Menendez were spared the death penalty by a Los Angeles jury, which recommended they serve life in prison without parole for killing their wealthy parents. |
| 2001 | Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 500th career home run, becoming the 17th major leaguer to reach the mark. |
BIRTHDAYS!!!!!
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