Castro arrived in New York in the middle of the 1960 presidential election

Fidel Castro arrived in New York on this day in 1960.    

Castro delivered a long speech at the UN focusing on US "aggression" and "imperialism." 

A few months later, or January 1961, the Eisenhower administration broke diplomatic relations with Cuba.

Cuba also became a hot topic in the Kennedy-Nixon debates.  Kennedy took a very tough posture toward Castro.   

Unfortunately, President Kennedy did not support the men of Brigade 2506 at The Bay of Pigs.  It turned into a huge victory for the Castro regime and the invasion was followed by severe repression against anti-Castro Cubans in the island.  The Missile Crisis followed 18 months later!

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