History of Cuba Timetable: 1959 thru 1979
2017-1-31 · [The unofficial count of executions by firing squad since January 1959 stands at 622.] September 30. An article in the New York Times reports that the last of the casinos in Cuba have been officially closed. November 3. At the White House, a program against the government of Fidel Castro is introduced by the name Operation Mongoose.
