Cuban Missile Crisis (oct 16, 1962 – oct 28, 1962)
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. ... Kennedy also secretly agreed to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 16, 1962
oct 28, 1962
~ 12 days