The Cuban Missile Crisis (oct 16, 1962 – oct 28, 1962)
Description:
The Soviet Union places nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S., leading to a 13-day standoff between the U.S. and the USSR, Kennedy and Khrushchev reach a tense agreement to remove missiles from Cuba, narrowly avoiding nuclear war.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 16, 1962
oct 28, 1962
~ 12 days