Today in History
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Today in History |
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April 17, 1961 The Bay of Pigs Invasion |
On April 17, 1961, US-backed Cuban exiles landed on Cuban shores in an ill-fated plan to overthrow Fidel Castro. Although financed and planned by the United States, the Kennedy administration withdrew its planned air support for the invasion out of fear of direct involvement, and Cuban forces defeated the exiles. The invasion accelerated the already deteriorating Cuban-American relations and presaged the Cuban Missile Crisis the following year. You need a website that your travel agency can be proud to represent you. Get rid of the cookie cutter websites and have a look at www.VoyagerWebsites.com |
