Historical place archive

Miami in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Miami in Cuba. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records7 event labels5 people1959–1962

Historical events in Miami

1959

1959
Economy of Cuba
Fidel Alejandro Castro · Communist Party Government

Over one million Cubans migrate to the US, forming a vocal anti-Castro community in Miami, Florida

1959
Migration
Fidel Alejandro Castro · Communist Party Government

Over one million Cubans migrate to the US, forming a vocal anti-Castro community in Miami, Florida

1959
Nationalization
Fidel Alejandro Castro · Communist Party Government

Over one million Cubans migrate to the US, forming a vocal anti-Castro community in Miami, Florida

1960

May 1960
Christian Democratic Front Participation
Jose Ignacio Rasco · Bay of Pigs Invasion

Rasco's Christian Democratic Movement participates in the Democratic Revolutionary Front formed to coordinate opposition to Castro.

May 1960
Institutional Democratic Movement Joins FRD
Ricardo Rafael Sardina · Bay of Pigs Invasion

Sardina's Institutional Democratic Movement joins the exile Democratic Revolutionary Front supported by the covert programme.

1961

18 April 1961
Beachhead Crisis Briefing
Jose Miro Cardona · Bay of Pigs Invasion

Miro Cardona and Revolutionary Council members are briefed that the beachhead is under attack by Cuban tanks and aircraft.

1962

29 December 1962
Brigade Flag Presented to Kennedy
Erneido Oliva · Bay of Pigs Invasion

Oliva joins Brigade 2506 leaders in presenting the brigade flag to Kennedy at the Orange Bowl ceremony.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Cuba and Miami. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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