Cuban Missile Crisis

The Bay of Pigs invasion

Summit talks in Vienna

U.S. military forces go to DEFCON 3

Kennedy receives a letter from Khrushchev

Gromyko assures Kennedy that Soviet Cuban aid has been only for the "defensive capabilities of Cuba."

Congressional leaders are shown the photographic evidence of the Soviet missile Cuban installations

Soviet ships, en route to Cuba, reverse their course except for one. US Military forces go to DEFCON 2

JFK sends a letter to Khrushchev

Khrushchev sends a letter to Kennedy proposing to remove his missiles if he publicly announces never to invade Cuba

An American U-2 is shot down over Cuba

Kennedy sends Khrushchev a letter stating that he will make a statement that the U.S. will not invade Cuba if Khrushchev removes the missiles from Cuba

Khrushchev announces that he has agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba in return the US agrees to the withdrawal of US nuclear missiles from Turkey ending the Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis