On This Day: April 17

5 verified moments happened on April 17. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1790🪁 Elder statesman Benjamin Franklin dies at his home in Philadelphia at age eighty-four, prompting the French National Assembly to declare three days of mourning.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com, Benjamin Franklin dies (Apr 17 1790)
2. 1953Mickey Mantle hits a legendary tape-measure home run out of Griffith StadiumSports · Source: https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-17-1953-mantles-mythic-blast/
3. 1961🌴 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launch a failed invasion of Cuba aimed at toppling Fidel Castro's government.USA 250 · Source: JFK Library / CIA, Bay of Pigs invasion begins (Apr 17 1961)
4. 2011🐉 HBO premieres a sprawling fantasy saga of warring families, dragons, and a frozen threat, launching a global TV phenomenon.Movies · Source: Wikipedia: Game of Thrones (Season 1) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_(season_1))
5. 2011🐉 Game of Thrones premieres on HBO with Winter Is Coming, launching the fantasy epic set in Westeros.TV · Source: Wikipedia, 'Winter Is Coming' (Apr 17 2011)