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1953 – 26th of July Movement: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26th_of_July_Movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frg19Box9ok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_iXh_iwrwA
1956 – The Suez Crisis begins: Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy_yl2pU0u4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vslsS-Uu5x4
1957 – Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Castillo_Armas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwPPMgy2fyQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CMh9g9w-RM
1943 – Mick Jagger is born. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jagger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz5uWBl_35o
