This is why the 1961 Bay of Pigs operation in Cuba failed
In terms of global influence and prestige, The Bay of Pigs is one of the most unanticipated events to befall America since the British attacked the White House in 1812….
Today in military history: Cuban Missile Crisis ends
On Oct. 28, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis came to an end. Two weeks before, the U.S. and Soviet Union began a tense political and military confrontation over the installation…