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Kennedy confirms reports
Kennedy confirmed reports of Soviet texhnicians and supplies arriving in Cuba. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Missiles in Cuba
Aerial surveillance revealed missiles in Cuba -
Kennedy addressed to the nation
Kennedy addressed nation on Soviet threat and announced a "quarantine" of Cuba -
USSR warns U.S.
The USSR warned that U.S. actions could lead to a nuclear war. -
Kennedy accepts proposal for Khrushchev's
Kennedy accepted Khrushchev's proposal to end the crisis: Soviets will remove missiles and United States will end blockade and promise not to invade Cuba -
Soviet Union returns to their homelands
Khrushchev announced that weapons will be returned to the Soviet Uniion.
