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Fidel Castro Assumes Power After the Cuban Revolution
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Cuba Openly Alligns Itself With the Soviet Union and its Policies
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The United States Terminates Diplomatic Relations With Cuba
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President Kennedy Pledges That The United States Will Not Overthrow Castro
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A Group of Cuban Exiles, Back By The United States, Invade Cuba At The Bay of Pigs
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Castro Announces That Any Direct United States Attack On Cuba Is An Act of War
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Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko Warns The United States Of The Cuban-Soviet Alliance
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United States Confirms That The Soviet Union Has Active Missile Sites In Cuba