A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 17, 1961, some 1,400 CIA-trained ...

On April 17, 1961, some 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion within three days. Also on ...

This week marks 64 years since the 1961 landing of Cuban exiles on the southern shores of their homeland in what was, ultimately, a doomed U.S.-backed operation that still haunts many today.

A key adviser warned President John F. Kennedy after the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961 that the agency behind it, the CIA, had grown too powerful. He proposed giving the State ...

On April 17, 1961, over 1,000 Cuban exiles launched an invasion into Cuba in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro's government. This became known as the Bay of Pigs invasion. View the videos below ...