oct 24, 1962 - Cuban Misslie Crisis
Description:
After a US aircraft reported seeing the building of a nuclear Soviet missile base in Cuba, the United States set up a naval blockade and demanded that Russia remove the missles. 14 days later, Russia agreed to remove the missiles and the United States agreed not to invade Cuba.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 24, 1962
Now
~ 63 years ago