The Bay of Pigs: Three Days That Shook the Cold War
On April 17, 1961, some 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles stormed ashore at the Bay of Pigs — and within three days the invasion had collapsed.
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The 2 A.M. Speech That Built the Peace Corps
Exhausted and campaigning at 2 a.m. in Michigan, John F. Kennedy challenged students to serve abroad — and on March 1, 1961, that dare became the Peace Corps.
'Ask Not': John F. Kennedy Is Inaugurated
On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy took the oath as the 35th president and delivered his immortal 'ask not' inaugural address.