On this day in 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion took place when a force of 1400 Cuban exiles, funded and led by the U.S., landed on the southwestern coast of Cuba in a failed attempt at overthrowing the communist Cuban government.
Covertly financed and directed by the U.S. state, the operation took place at the height of the Cold War and its failure led to major shifts in international relations between Cuba, the United States, and the Soviet Union.
The coup attempt came in response to Castro expropriating property from American capitalists. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower allocated $13.1 million to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in March 1960 for use against Castro. With the aid of Cuban counter-revolutionaries, the CIA proceeded to organize an invasion.
On the night of April 17th, an invasion force of approximately 1400 Cuban exiles and CIA officers landed on the beach at Playa Girón in the Bay of Pigs. After a few days, the insurgents became overwhelmed by the Cuban army. President Kennedy refused to provide air support for the operation.
The invasion’s defeat solidified Castro’s role as a national hero and strengthened Cuba-Soviet relations. Several Cuban exiles and two Americans were executed upon capture. Over 1,000 prisoners were exchanged for humanitarian aid from the U.S. government.
Invasion por playa giron :castro-stuff:
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Aid:
- 💙Comprehensive list of resources for those in need of an abortion – reddit link
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Theory:
Whomst among us doesn’t yearn for the affection of a tragic doomed figure whose blood still flows but whose heart died long ago, and who will surely come to a final confrontation with his violent past despite the best efforts of those who love him to awaken him to the possibilities of life?
The version of Bebop that I saw was a sorta okay bootleg back when those were quasi-legal, and in the bootleg the rose in the window was blue due to poor copying. But I didn’t realize that. I thought the blue rose was symbolic of how Spike’s love was impossible and doomed from the start, that the tragedy was inevitable from the word go.
Kinda like labor participation has been burned out of history books :meow-floppy:
Smdh
Kinda fucked that statistically I’m already halfway dead
