Today in History: October 16, Cuban missile crisis begins
In October 1962, the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, an island near Florida. President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of Cuba and demanded the Soviets remove the weapons. For several tense days, the world faced the risk of nuclear conflict between the two superpowers. The crisis ended when the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw the missiles.
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