This Day in History: April 17 — Infoplease.com
1790
Benjamin Franklin, U.S. patriot, diplomat, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, died in Philadelphia.
1895
The Sino-Japanese War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki.
1937
Daffy Duck made his debut in Porky's Duck Hunt.
1961
Supported by the U.S. government, 1,500 exiles made the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba.
1970
The Apollo 13 astronauts safely splashed down after their near-disastrous flight.
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