1961
65 years ago
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Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA...

April 17, 1961

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Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.

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Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.

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Date
April 17, 1961
Event Type
General
Years Ago
65

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