oct 16, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis
Description:
This was a 13 day confrontation between USA and Soviet Union concerning each other's ballistic missile deployment in Italy, Turkey, and Cuba. It happened when the USSR began building missile sites in Cuba. This was the closest the Cold War ever came to a full-scale war.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 16, 1962
Now
~ 62 years ago