This week I discuss the Bay of Pigs invasion, which began on April 17, 1961. In the video, I look at the mistakes made before and during the invasion and discuss the importance of anticipating ...

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.

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 ...

WASHINGTON, April ... invasion air cover WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 1963 (UPI)-President Kennedy said Thursday that the United States never planned to provide air cover for the ill-fated Bay of Pigs ...

Students in the Honors College are gaining a personal and historical understanding of the 1961 operation to liberate communist Cuba through a new course titled “The Secret War: Brigade 2506 and the ...

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Four decades after CIA-backed Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs, passions still run high among survivors of the abortive invasion ... On April 17, 1961, Cabello ...

The failure of the Bay of Pigs invassion in April 1961 was a disaster for the ... advisors in the decision to launch the Bay of Pigs invasion, John Kennedy placed Cuba in the hands of the one ...

WASHINGTON, April ... invasion air cover WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 1963 (UPI)-President Kennedy said Thursday that the United States never planned to provide air cover for the ill-fated Bay of Pigs ...