“The Man Who Killed Jim Crow” Charles Hamilton Houston was born in Wash. D.C. in 1895. He graduated valedictorian from Amherst College in 1915. He served in the Army in France during World War I. He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. He worked extensively as Special Counsel for the NAACP. His work focused on taking down Jim Crowe …
Bay of Pigs
Remember that one time the US invaded Cuba? It’s 1959. Cuban Revolution leaves Fidel Castro in power. Castro and USSR form ties at height of Cold War with US. It’s 1960. Eisenhower tells the CIA to overthrow Castro. CIA trains group of paramilitaries in Mexico: Brigade 2506. JFK takes office in ‘61 and approves operation. Invasion lasts 5 days before …