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50 years ago today (17th April 1961): Bay of Pigs invasion, Cuba.

Posted by Russel Tarr on April 17, 2011April 7, 2011

Approximately 1,500 Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro’s regime attempted an invasion, financed and directed by the USA. The invasion failed

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