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4 hours ago · Congolese security forces secure the streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday May 19, 2024, after Congo’s army said it has “foiled a coup” and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo’s president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa.
4 hours ago · Congo’s army spokesman on Tuesday released the name of the third American involved a foiled coup plot in Kinshasa, while family members in Utah gathered to mourn Christian Malanga, the eccentric ...
15 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
15 hours ago · The establishment of the Roanoke Colony (/ ˈ r oʊ ə n oʊ k / ROH-ə-nohk) was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in America. The colony was founded in 1585, but it was visited by a ship in 1590 and the crew found that the colonists had disappeared under unknown circumstances.
15 hours ago · An Arizona man pleaded guilty on Friday, May 17, 2024, to two counts of helping people file false tax returns as part of a scheme where they used fake trust accounts to hide income and pay less in ...
15 hours ago · Californios (singular Californio) are Hispanic Californians, especially those descended from Spanish and Mexican settlers of the 17th through 19th centuries.California's Spanish-speaking community has resided there since 1683 and is made up of varying Spanish and Mexican origins, including criollos, Mestizos, Indigenous Californian peoples, and small numbers of Mulatos.
15 hours ago · Alleged plot to overthrow the government of Laos Main article: 2007 Laotian coup d'état conspiracy allegation On 4 June 2007, as part of an investigation labeled Operation Tarnished Eagle , U.S. federal courts ordered warrants issued for the arrest of Vang Pao and nine others for plotting to overthrow the government of Laos in violation of ...
