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oct 16, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis occurs

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A tense stand-off begins when the US discovers Soviet missiles in Cuba. The US blockades Cuba for 13 days. The crisis brings the US and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war.

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oct 16, 1962
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~ 63 years ago