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Today in History for Tuesday, April 17th

| April 17, 2012 6:00 AM

Highlights of this day in history: Some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba; In 1970, Apollo 13 astronauts James A. Lovell, Fred W. Haise and Jack Swigert splashed down safely in the Pacific. (April 17) Subscribe to the Associated Press: http://bit.ly/APYouTube Download AP Mobile: http://www.ap.org/mobile/ Associated Press on Facebook: http://apne.ws/c7lQTV Associated Press on Twitter: http://apne.ws/bTquhb Associated Press on Google+: http://bit.ly/zuTKBL