26 July 1953 Posted on July 25, 2012 by Staff Fidel Castro leads an attack on the Moncada Barracks that fails, but begins the Cuban Revolution. Famous Words of Inspiration..."An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today." Laurence Peter — Click here for more from Laurence Peter Related posts: 13 January 1953 29 May 1953 4 July 1569 26 July 1861