MAJOR EVENTS OF

MICKEY MANTLE BECOMES THE HIGHEST PAID BASEBALL PLAYER AFTER SIGNING A $75,000 CONTRACT.
THE BAY OF PIGS INVASION OF CUBA FAILS.
SOVIET COSMONAUT YURI GAGARIN IS THE FIRST HUMAN IN SPACE.
US PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ANNOUNCES THE GOAL OF REACHING THE MOON BEFORE THE END OF THE DECADE.
RECIL COX STARTS COX'S HARLEY-DAVIDSON IN A TWO BAY GARAGE NEXT TO HIS HOUSE IN ASHEBORO, NC.

