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Reports
President Kennedy received confirmed reports of Soviet technicians and supplies arriving in Cuba. -
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Union placed missiles pointed towards the United States, causing nation wide panic. -
U-2 Viewes
A U-2 spy plane revealed missiles in Cuba pointed at the United States. The origin of the missiles was assumed to be the Soviet Union -
President addresses the nation
President Kennedy addressed the nation and states that there is a qurantine of Cuba. -
USSR Warns US
USSR warned the United States that their actions of starting a blockade of Cuba could lead to a
nuclear war. -
Proposal Accepted
Kennedy accepted Khrushchev's proposal to end the crisis. The Soviets will remove the missiles, the US will end the blockade and promise not to invade Cuba. -
Returning of Missiles
Soviet leader Khrushchev announced that the weapons would be returned to the Soviet Union.
