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April 15, 1961: various air raids
On April 17, 1961, they landed in
various spots along Cuba's coast, but mainly at the Bahía de los
Cochinos, or the Bay of Pigs.
By April 19, 1961, Fidel Castro had killed 300 men and locked up the
rest because there was going to be big money in it.
In exchange for a hefty
ransom, the prisoners were returned to the US over the next four
years.
Trivia:
Everette
Howard Hunt, Jr, who was involved in the Bay of Pigs
Invasion, later scored fame points in the
 Watergate
Affair.
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