1961 ⟶ Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails

April 17 – 20: Bay of Pigs Invasion by Cuban exiles ends in ...
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🛡️ United States Begins Second Occupation of Cuba

September 28: The US begins the Second Occupation of Cuba.⟶
United States Begins Second Occupation of Cuba (1906)
OccupationMilitary InterventionImperialismSpanish-American WarForeign Policy
CubaCubaUnited StatesUnited States

🚶 U.S. Military Withdrawal from Cuba

United States troops leave Cuba.⟶
OccupationMilitary WithdrawalSpanish-American WarImperialismNationalismForeign Policy
CubaCubaUnited StatesUnited States

💥 Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails

April 17 – 20: Bay of Pigs Invasion by Cuban exiles ends in failure.⟶
Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails (1961)
Cold WarCuban RevolutionInvasionFailed CoupExileCIAJohn F. KennedyFidel CastroProxy War
CubaCubaUnited StatesUnited States

☢️ Cuban Missile Crisis: Brink of Nuclear War

October 16 – 29: The Cuban Missile Crisis nearly causes nuclear war.⟶
Cuban Missile Crisis: Brink of Nuclear War (1962)
Cold WarNuclear WeaponsCuban RevolutionSoviet UnionJohn F. KennedyNikita KhrushchevProxy WarInternational RelationsGeopolitics
United StatesUnited StatesCubaCubaSoviet UnionSoviet Union

⚔️ United States Invasion of Grenada

October 25 – 29: Invasion of Grenada by the United States.⟶
United States Invasion of Grenada (1983)
Cold WarInvasionMilitary InterventionRonald ReaganUS Foreign Policy
United StatesUnited StatesCubaCuba

🪖 Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp Established

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is established.⟶
Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp Established (2002)
War on TerrorHuman RightsMilitaryTerrorismNational Security
CubaCubaUnited StatesUnited States