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Day 1
Spy plane and satelite scans show that there have been sightings and markings that show there are construction sites of missile silo's to launch mid-range nuclear weapons. In order to keep the public from panicing, the president stuck with his every day schedule. -
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Cuban Missile Crises
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Day 2
More missile sites begin showing up after more analization of photo's showing around 16 to 32 missile sites. The matter is still kept a secret until the right time. -
Day 3
Soviet Foriegn Miniser Andrei Gromyko visits Kennedy to ensure the aiding of Cuba is only an offensive. Kennedy does not reveal his knowlede of the missile sites in Cuba. Instead Kennedy warns him if offensive missiles were to be foumd, there would be consequences. -
Day 4
Kennedy continues to act as if nothing is wrong for the American's as he continues on schedule for what he has to do. Advisors and Execitives continue to examine photo's as suggestions for a course of action are being thrown out. -
Day 5
Kennedy decides it is time to take action. They plan to put a quarentine around Cuba as President Kennedy begins to form a speech to notify the American public of the situation. -
Day 6
After Kennedy's church service, he meets with General Walter Sweeny of Air Tactical command as they discover that an air to ground bombing on the missile sites would not ensure full destruction of all the missile sites. -
Day 7
Near the climax of the Cuban Missile Crises, Kennedy forms the Committe of the National Security Council to discuss the situation of the crises.At 7:00 p.m, Kennedy announces his speech on public television to let the people know. -
Day 8
An ambassador from the United Nations, Adlai Stevenson, gives run down of the situation with the crises and the blockade. All soviet ships are stopped from going past except for the oil tanker Bucharest.Kennedy sends a letter to Soviet ambassador Khrushchev.Khruschev replies with denial and the crises continues. -
Day 9
Khrushchev replies to Kennedy's pleas stating that he will not back down from 'aiding' Soviets allies. He warns Kennedy that if he does not stand down and let them continue, an all out war between the two larfest super powers would break loose. -
Day 10
Kennedy again urges to Khrushchev to removes the missiles in Cuba. All Soviet ships turn back to Europe as the oil tanker, Bucharest, is continued for routine trips to deliver petrolium. Crises hieghtens even more as U.N ambassador, Adlai, goes on an anger rampage during a meeting shoving pictures of Cuban missile sites in Soviet ambassador, Velerian Zorin, in his face causing a larger stress in the conflict. -
Day 11
Even though no Soviet supply ships known infiltrated the quarentined island, Cuba, construction accelerates with some of the sites operational. Communist leader, Fidel Castro, urges to launch a missile to America if invaded by their forces. Khrushchev sends a letter saying that if America does not invade Cuba and removes the blockade, all missile sites will be removed. -
Day 12
Immediatly after the first letter, another letter came in from the Soviets saying that missile sites in Turkey and Hungary must be removed along with the last agreement. Shortly after, a scout plane is shot down while scouting U-2 missile site positions, with pilot Rudolph Anderson killed. Tensions grow as Kennedy meets with his Executive Commitee. Kennedy continued to refuse a military action plan. Instead he agrees to the terms and has Air Force troops put on standby in case of an invasion. -
Day 13
The crises comes to an end as the Soviet Union and the United States come to an agreement. Khrushchev begins sending people to Cuba to dismantle the launch sites. Meanwhile, Kennedy signs a pledfe sayimg the Cuba will not be invaded by the U.S. The dust settles, and the crises come to an end.
