Bay of Pigs By sPringle Jan 1, 1959 Fidel Castro Assumes Power After the Cuban Revolution Dec 19, 1960 Cuba Openly Alligns Itself With the Soviet Union and its Policies Jan 3, 1961 The United States Terminates Diplomatic Relations With Cuba Apr 4, 1961 President Kennedy Pledges That The United States Will Not Overthrow Castro Apr 17, 1961 A Group of Cuban Exiles, Back By The United States, Invade Cuba At The Bay of Pigs Thousands of the exiles are captured and the invasion fails. Jul 27, 1962 Castro Announces That Any Direct United States Attack On Cuba Is An Act of War Sep 11, 1962 Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko Warns The United States Of The Cuban-Soviet Alliance Oct 14, 1962 United States Confirms That The Soviet Union Has Active Missile Sites In Cuba
