oct 16, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis
Description:
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis of 1962, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 16, 1962
Now
~ 63 years ago