Bay of Pigs was a failed 1961 invasion of Cuba by CIA-backed Cuban exiles. Intended to overthrow Fidel Castro, the operation swiftly collapsed, marking a significant early Cold War misstep for the United States.
Bay of Pigs was a failed 1961 invasion of Cuba by CIA-backed Cuban exiles. Intended to overthrow Fidel Castro, the operation swiftly collapsed, marking a significant early Cold War misstep for the United States.