oct 16, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis
Description:
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 16, 1962
Now
~ 63 years ago