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Bay of Pigs is the name of the failed liberation landing on Cuba in 1961. A group of Cuban patriots landed in Bay of Pigs in the island of Cuba to liberate the nation from Castro. The idea was to repeat the same landing that Castro did in the past.

Bay of Pigs is the name of the failed liberation landing on Cuba in April of 1961. A group of over 1,500 Cuban patriots landed in the Bay of Pigs in the island of Cuba to liberate the nation from Castro's communist government. The idea was to repeat the same landing that Castro had done in the past.

The planning for this liberation landing started under the Eisenhower presidency. Unfortunately his term ended before it was put into action. Kennedy inherited the project, and kept it going.

The planning for this liberation landing started under the Eisenhower presidency, but his term ended before it was put into action. Kennedy inherited the project, and kept it going.  The landing ocurred three months after Kennedy's inauguration.

The Americans kept saying that they were not going to participate in the invasion, but they did help with training, weapons, and intelligence. Even though Americans kept repeating that they were not going to help directly, most of the Cuban freedom fighters assumed that Americans would change their mind and fight against Communism.

The Americans kept saying that they were not going to participate in the invasion, but they did help with training, weapons, and intelligence. Even though Americans kept repeating that they were not going to help directly, most of the Cuban freedom fighters assumed that Americans would change their mind and fight against Communism.

The landing was hurried. The idea was that the people in Cuba will rise to arms once they learned about the liberation forces landing. Yet tragedy happened. The insurgency didn't happen. And the people near the beach, instead of receiving the liberators, began to attack them as enemies.

The landing was hurried. The idea was that the people in Cuba will rise to arms once they learned about the liberation forces landing. Yet tragedy happened. The insurgency didn't happen. And the people near the beach, instead of receiving the liberators, began to attack them as enemies.

Castro quickly moved his Soviet tanks and planes to the landing site. Although the Cubans patriots fought heroically and better than the communist Cubans, the bigger numbers and lack of supply line brought an end to the invasion. Many died and many were captured.

Castro quickly moved his Soviet tanks and planes to the landing site. Although the Cubans patriots fought heroically and better than the communist Cubans, the bigger numbers and lack of supply line brought an end to the invasion. Over 100 of the anti-Castro Cubans were killed and many more were captured.

This incident triggered the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]

This incident led to the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]

[[Category:United States History]]

[[Category:United States History]]