At least so it appears from these telegrams, memos and files that in August 1960, the agency's director of covert operations, Richard Bissell, authorized "a sensitive mission" to kill Castro and ...

Theoretically, diners crossing the eastern span of the Bay Bridge have two opportunities to eat at Linda Edson’s Aracely restaurants. Aracely Cafe has been open for a decade on Treasure Island ...

Bangkok (Thailand), 8 April 2025 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) signed a ...

In 1962, Cuba announced that 1,200 Cuban exiles tried for their roles in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion were convicted of treason and sentenced to 30 years in prison. In 1979, the last episode of ...

Famous for its iconic pyramid and temples, the ancient Maya city of Tikal is no stranger to imperial conflict, having provided the setting for the Rebel Alliance base in Star Wars: Episode IV.

They can copy your voice from a few brief words on the phone or recording, clone your whole appearance using AI, change your checks, change your address and phone number, and probably steal your ...

What’s significant is that EcuRed doesn’t even tell its readers who Gallo was – they have deleted the page which described the man who informed Fidel Castro – or at least so the legend goes – where ...

However, his presidency was marked early by the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. Despite this ... just 200 days into his term. Despite his brief time in office, he was a strong advocate for civil ...

After participating in the Bay of Pigs Invasion as a member of the Assault Brigade 2506, and subsequently through his involvement in CABA, and as president of the Spanish American League Against ...

For decades, Cubans have largely aligned with the Republican Party, a shift that took root after the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. Eduardo Gamarra, a Florida International University political ...

Doug grew up in Waltham, MA, graduated from Waltham High School, then served his country in the United States Navy during The Bay of Pigs in Cuba. Upon discharge he attended and graduated from New ...