15h 50min, oct 16, 1962 y - Cuban Missile Crisis Begins
Description:
The Cuban Missile crisis was the event where we thought Cuba ( Fidel Castro) was going to align himself with Russia (Nikita Khrushchev ). This only allowed for the US to have to get out of Cuba and respect their ruler, where Russia would pull its missiles out of Cuba.
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15h 50min, oct 16, 1962 y
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~ 61 years ago