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On March 4...
1960: CIA-Procured Belgian Weapons for Anti-Castro Terrorists Explode in Havana Harbor
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"La Coubre, a ship bringing weapons from Belgium for the Rebel Army, explodes in Havana Harbor. Seventy-two Persons die and more than two hundred are injured"

Source: Fabián Escalante, The Secret War: CIA Covert Operations Against Cuba, 1959-1962, p. 160
1962: US Embassy in Dominican Republic Reports Results of Successful Coup
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After murdering the right-wing dictator they didn't like, Trujillo, US embassy in Dominican Republic reports with relief that "A March 4 memo from the US embassy notes, “Government of this country is now in hands of moderate, [...] anti-Communist group which if anything is over-friendly to and dependent on US in this age of nationalism. It is accepted or supported by vast majority of politically conscious elements of population as transition to elections at end of year."

Source: Lindsey O'Rourke, Covert Regime Change
1981: US Meddling in El Salvador's Elections: Reagan Approves CIA Funding for Anti-Communist Parties
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March 4, 1981—President Reagan signs a finding authorizing money for political backing to moderate Christian Democrats and military officers in El Salvador.

Source: Bob Woodward, Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, 1981-1987
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