Nicaragua Events

1912
to 1933
U.S. Occupation of Nicaragua
The United States occupied Nicaragua from 1912-1933 and intervened in the country several times before that. The US military interventions in Nicaragua were designed to prevent the constr...
1933 Jan 2 The 5th Marine Regiment, United States Marines Corps, Withdraws From Nicaragua
On January 2, 1933, the 5th Marine Regiment, United States Marines Corps, withdrew from Nicaragua. It trained and left behind a powerful National Guard in a country beset by struggle betw...
1973 Castle & Cooke Becomes Leader in North American Banana Market
Castle & Cooke develop two large banana plantations on the coasts of Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Castle & Cooke banana operations become the leader in the North American market.
1986 Nov 25 Ronald Reagan Establishes the "Tower Commission" to Investigate Iran-Contra Scandal
In 1986, a scandal shook the administration stemming from the use of proceeds from covert arms sales to Iran to fund the Contras in Nicaragua, which had been specifically outlawed by an a...
1988 Operation Golden Pheasant
Operation Golden Pheasant was an emergency deployment of U.S. troops to Honduras in 1988, as a result of threatening actions by the forces of the (then socialist) Nicaraguans.
2010 May 29
to 2010 May 30
 Tropical Storm Agatha
A powerful tropical storm in Central America has left at least 99 people dead in floods and mudslides. The worst-hit country was Guatemala, where officials say at least 82 people died....