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This week marks 64 years since the 1961 landing of Cuban exiles on the southern shores of their homeland in what was, ...
On April 17, 1961, the CIA-backed Bay of Pigs invasion aiming to overthrow Fidel Castro’s Cuba government began. Poor ...
Since 1959, officials at the U.S. State Department and the CIA had attempted to remove him. Finally, on April 17, 1961, the CIA launched what its leaders believed would be the definitive strike: a ...
Yesterday, a rare Douglas A-26 Bomber flew into Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Today, it will do a flyover ...
Alton Telegraph on MSN10d
1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion
On April 17, 1961, some 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has commemorated the anniversary of the Assault Brigade 2506’s (Brigade 2506) involvement in ...
On the 63rd anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, four Alabama airmen who lost their lives during the mission were honored ...
April 17th marks a day filled with events that have significantly shaped the course of history across various continents and ...
WIAT Birmingham on MSN12d
Bay of Pigs anniversary commemoration
Alabama celebrates their native sons who participated in the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. Today it feels like the whole world has been explored, but there are still a handful of places around the ...
A bit of history flew into Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport on Monday afternoon. A rare Douglas A-26 Invader landed at the airport ahead of Tuesday’s commemoration of the Bay ...