/tags/bay-of-pigs Bay of Pigs en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT /americas/2026-04-16/veterans-mark-the-65th-anniversary-of-the-bay-of-pigs-invasion-with-a-new-museum-in-miami On April 17, 1961, about 1,500 exiles attempted to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs to overthrow Fidel Castro. The invasion failed, and many were captured. Now, only about 200 veterans remain. They are reopening the Bay of Pigs Brigade 2506 Museum in Miami to mark the 65th anniversary. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT /americas/2026-04-16/veterans-mark-the-65th-anniversary-of-the-bay-of-pigs-invasion-with-a-new-museum-in-miami David Fischer | Associated Press /show/latin-america-report/2018-03-26/the-corporation-tells-the-other-dark-bay-of-pigs-story-the-cuban-american-mob The Bay of Pigs is one of the darkest episodes of Cuban-American history. But that failed 1961 attempt by Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro had… Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:21:16 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2018-03-26/the-corporation-tells-the-other-dark-bay-of-pigs-story-the-cuban-american-mob Tim Padgett /this-miami-life/2015-09-20/the-bay-of-pigs-submachine-guns-and-the-founding-of-st-thomas-university-in-miami-gardens In 1961, a year before St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens opened as Biscayne College, the school's founding president, Fr. Edward McCarthy, was in… Sun, 20 Sep 2015 20:32:24 GMT /this-miami-life/2015-09-20/the-bay-of-pigs-submachine-guns-and-the-founding-of-st-thomas-university-in-miami-gardens