*The bay of pigs was from April 17-19 1961
*Was a failed invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on April 17
*A counterrevolutionary military trained and funded by the United States government's CIA
*Launched from Guatemala the invading force was defeated within three days by the Cuban armed forces by Castro
*On April 15 eight CIA-supplied B-26 bombers attacked Cuban air fields and returned to the US
*On the night of April 16, the main invasion landed at a beach called Playa Giron in the Bay of Pigs
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