The Bay of Pigs Invasion of April 17, 1961, stands as a defining moment in American Cold War history and served as one of the lowest moments in the presidency of John F. Kennedy. Kennedy launched the clandestine mission with the aim of overthrowing…
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On February 7, 1962, the United States enacted a sweeping trade embargo against Cuba, effectively halting all imports and exports between the two nations. This move was part of a broader effort to isolate Fidel Castro’s revolutionary government following the Cuban Revolution of 1959.…
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The Battle of Ap Bac, fought on January 2, 1963, marked the first major combat test of the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN) against the Viet Cong (VC) insurgency during the Vietnam War. The battle occurred in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam, near…
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On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy set the course for American explanation in a way that had never been done before. His iconic “We Choose to Go to the Moon” speech at Rice University on set the stage for the 21st century…
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