EP119: Brigade 2506: The Failed Bay of Pigs Invasion and The Salem Witch Trials and the American Puritans
Our American Stories
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4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 16 November 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, as a Cuban exile, Ray Montalvo joined Brigade 2506 to fight back against Castro, leading to his imprisonment in the country he once loved; and Dr. Stephen Nichols, president of Reformation Bible College, chief academic officer for Ligonier Ministries, tells the story of the Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials.
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00:00 - Brigade 2506: The Failed Bay of Pigs Invasion
18:00 - The Salem Witch Trials and the American Puritans
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| 0:00.0 | This is Lee Habib, and this is Our American Stories, and we tell stories about everything here on this show, including your stories, send them to Our American Stories. And we tell stories about everything here on this show, including your |
| 0:21.5 | stories, send them to Our American Stories.com. They're some of our favorites. Today we're bringing |
| 0:28.0 | you the inspiring story of Ray Montalvo and his struggle for survival in a country he once treasured |
| 0:34.9 | as a prisoner of his own government, which would later lead to his rebirth as a |
| 0:39.6 | proud American citizen and successful entrepreneur. Here's Madison with his story. |
| 0:48.2 | Ray Montalvo's story begins in the city of Havana, Cuba. |
| 1:03.9 | Living in Havana was like living in the most gorgeous city that you could ever dream to be. |
| 1:07.0 | Havana was like Paris. |
| 1:10.0 | They had the big cabarets. |
| 1:12.6 | They had beautiful shows at night. We partied a lot. |
| 1:16.6 | The night life in Havana was unbelievable. |
| 1:20.6 | The night life in Havana was unbelievable. |
| 1:25.6 | You won't believe how good it was to live in Cuba. |
| 1:29.3 | Life started at 10 o'clock at night. |
| 1:32.3 | People would sleep a siesta. |
| 1:34.3 | He didn't work a little in the morning and then took a nap. |
| 1:36.3 | They'd come back to where about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. |
| 1:39.3 | They had the beaches, the sports, had the nightclubs, at the restaurants. |
| 1:45.0 | It was a different world. |
| 1:48.0 | Before the revolution, of course. |
| 1:52.0 | My family went too relaxed, |
| 1:54.0 | we didn't participate in the country. |
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