Name: Bay of Pigs Invasion
Duration: 101
Description: Within the CIA, the Bay of Pigs invasion of April 1961 was regarded as the "perfect failure."

Within the CIA, the Bay of Pigs invasion of April 1961 was regarded as the "perfect failure."

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

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