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14 hours ago · The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed attempt by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro in 1961. The invasion was a major setback for the United States and a boost for the Cuban Revolution. Learn more about the causes, events and consequences of this historical episode on Wikipedia.
- 17–20 April 1961
- Cuban victory, Failure to topple Castro's government, All surviving rebels captured, Increased cooperation between Cuba and the Soviet Union
14 hours ago · Development Origins YF-16 and YF-17 prototypes being tested by the U.S. Air Force The United States Navy started the Naval Fighter-Attack, Experimental (VFAX) program to procure a multirole aircraft to replace the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, the A-7 Corsair II, and the remaining McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs, and to complement the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Vice Admiral Kent Lee, then head of Naval Air ...
- 18 November 1978; 44 years ago
- F/A-18A/B/C/D: 1,480
14 hours ago · California was not alone in using the import duty to pay for its government as the U.S. import tariffs at this time were also the way the United States paid for most of its Federal Government. A U.S. average tariff (also called custom duties and ad valorem taxes ) of about 25% raised about 89% of all Federal income in 1850.
14 hours ago · Turkey has the second-largest standing military force in NATO, after the United States, with an estimated strength of 890,700 military personnel as of February 2022. Turkey is one of five NATO member states which are part of the nuclear sharing policy of the alliance, together with Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.
14 hours ago · The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team that arrived in San Diego in 1936. That minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by 18-year-old Ted Williams, the future Hall-of-Famer who was a native of San Diego.
14 hours ago · The US Congress created the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice in 1901 to include representatives from the NRA, National Guard, and United States military services. A program of annual rifle and pistol competitions was authorized, and included a national match open to military and civilian shooters.
14 hours ago · Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager.He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, primarily as a left fielder, for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960; his career was interrupted by military service during World War II and the Korean War.
