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Today in History: April 17, Bay of Pigs invasion launched
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third ...
Today in History: FEB 12, Abraham Lincoln born in Kentucky
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Hardin (now LaRue) County, Kentucky. In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, who had claimed the throne ...
Today in History: October 17, Einstein arrives in the U.S.
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Monday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2022. There are 75 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 17, 1933, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States ...
Today in History: August 19, "Old Ironsides" wins a battle
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Friday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2022. There are 134 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 19, 1960, a tribunal in Moscow convicted American ...