Bay of Pigs: President Kennedy and the Cold War. Many Cubans welcomed Fidel Castroâs 1959 overthrow of the dictatorial President Fulgencio Batista, yet the new order on the island just about 100 miles from the United States made American officials nervous.
Anno Domini inscription at a cathedral in Carinthia, Austria. The terms anno Domini (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used to label or number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The term anno Domini is Medieval Latin and means in the year of the Lord, but is often translated as in the year of our Lord.
AD stands for Anno Domini, which is Latin for Year of our Lord, and is used to number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. AD denotes the calendar era after the birth of Jesus Christ.The traditionally accepted year of Christ's birth is labeled AD 1 and the year before is 1 BC. The Hebrew calendar considers the year 3760 BC as year 1. 2  In the Islamic calendar, the year 622 AD is year 1 because Prophet Mohammed embarked on a holy journey in that year. 3  Buddha died over 400 years before Christ was born.