Cuban Missile Crisis (oct 16, 1962 – oct 28, 1962)
Description:
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 16, 1962
oct 28, 1962
~ 12 days
