On this day in 1962: Cuban missile crisis
Sixty-three years ago, the world stood closer to nuclear annihilation than at any other moment in modern history. For thirteen ...
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On this day in 1926: Fidel Castro was born
Fidel Castro, one of the most prominent political figures of the 20th century, led Cuba for nearly five decades, transforming ...
On this day in 1902: Cuba gained its independence from the United States
Cuba's path to independence represents one of history's more nuanced decolonisation stories, characterised by a transfer between imperial powers rather ...
On this day in 1952: Military coup led by General Fulgencio Batista in Cuba
On March 10, 1952, General Fulgencio Batista seized power in Cuba through a military coup d'état, overthrowing the democratically elected ...
On this day in 1959: Power in Cuba seized by Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro (1926-2016) was a revolutionary leader who shaped Cuban history as its prime minister and president for nearly five ...
Trump orders opening of migrant detention center at Guantánamo Bay
President signs executive order instructing preparation of facility to house 30,000 immigrants at US naval base in Cuba Trump orders ...
On this day in 1926: Fidel Castro was born
Fidel Castro, born in 1926, was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who profoundly shaped his nation's history and left an ...
On this day in 1961: Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s forces repelled the Bay of Pigs invasion
In the annals of history, few events stand as stark reminders of geopolitical manoeuvring and failed covert operations quite like ...
On this day in 1959: Power in Cuba seized by Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro's Triumph: The Dawn of a New Cuba - February 16, 1959 On February 16, 1959, the world witnessed ...
On this day in 2006: Longtime Cuban leader Fidel Castro handed over provisional power to his brother Raúl
Fidel Castro, the enigmatic and charismatic Cuban leader, left an indelible mark on history through his revolutionary actions and enduring ...