Something about a plot in the 60's to take over a caribbean island?
2006-11-30 00:42:53 · 7 answers · asked by tampa_tomm 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The Bay of Pigs (Spanish: Bahía de Cochinos) is a bay on the southern coast of the Matanzas Province in Cuba. The translation of cochinos is not "pigs", although pigs are also called that. Cochino is the Spanish name for the Orangeside Triggerfish, Sufflamen verres, an Atlantic triggerfish, hence the Bay of the Orangeside Triggerfishes[1]. This word cochino can also be used to describe a person who is disgusting, either in behavior or appearance.
It is the site of the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion during John F. Kennedy's presidency, a 1961 US-backed invasion by Cuban exiles intent on overthrowing Fidel Castro. The invasion took place at a beach called Playa Girón.
2006-11-30 00:46:03 · answer #1 · answered by James Y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TIME.com: Bayou of Pigs -- May 11, 1981 -- Page 1
Naipaul and Woody Allen. Even the feds joked about a "Bayou of Pigs." Ten men, mostly... From the Magazine | Nation. Bayou of Pigs. SUBSCRIBE TO TIMEPRINT ...www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,949118,00.html
2006-11-30 00:52:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bay of Pigs Invasion
In April 1961, Cuban exiles invaded Cuba. They had been promised U.S. military action, including air cover to insure the success of the invasion. Then, President J.F. Kennedy had approved the invasion, but refused to send military aid. Castro forces crushed the invasion and captured most of the exiles. Later, the Cuban government released a lot of the exiles to the U.S. in exchange for nonmilitary supplies.
It was extremely tense during that time period and it was thought that the U.S. was going to jump with both feet into the situation, as in the middle East now, but, we didn't and it is still a very controversial topic to this day.
2006-11-30 00:51:47 · answer #3 · answered by Nancy S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bayou of Pigs sounds like a gathering of obese Louisianians.
2006-11-30 00:52:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Its the spot where american fighter jets were expected to help start a revolution by some Cuban refugees under the Kennedy Adminisration but at the last minute the adminisration desided to hold off on the jets and teh refugee fighters got slaughtered. They were trained and given money by the US goverment but when it came down to it we didnt suport them when they needed it the most
2006-11-30 00:52:37 · answer #5 · answered by c=bo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the cuban crisis, in the 60s Kennedy put an end to the standoff and we all stood still as the fight went on in our shops in sanfrancisco folsom.
quite a shocking time or should i say tense...then we all went back to work.
2006-12-01 16:46:46 · answer #6 · answered by ticketoride04 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u mean the bay of pigs
2006-12-02 13:38:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋