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Bay of Pigs invasion begins with air strikes

1961 · importance 2/5 · ai_extracted

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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA whole source · open book
On Saturday, April 15, eight American B-26 bombers struck three Cuban airfields as the CIA’s brigade of 1,511 men headed for the Bay of Pigs.

chapter: Chapter 17

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Start date (EDTF) 1961 End date (EDTF, empty for a point event)

1914 · 1914-07-28 · -0489 (490 BCE) · 1930~ (circa) · 19XX (century) · 197X (decade)

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