oct 16, 1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis
Description:
The Cuban Missile Crisis was when an American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. THis event happened after the U.S. tried and failed to destroy Fidel Castro's communist government in Cuba.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 16, 1962
Now
~ 62 years ago