feb 1, 1961 - Bay of Pigs
Description:
- US CIA backed Cuban anti-Castro forces invade Bay of Pigs but were overcome-> more than 1100 men captured in embarrassing defeat
-->> Prisoners eventually ransomed back to the US in exchange for food and medicine
->> Cuban Missile Crisis
Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 1, 1961
Now
~ 64 years ago