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Kennedy confirmed reports
Kennedy confirmed reports of Soviet technicians and supplies arriving in Cuba. -
Aerial surveillance
Aerial surveillance revealed missiles in Cuba. -
Warning from the USSR
The USSR warned that U.S. actions could lead to a nuclear war. -
Kennedy accepted proposal
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. -
Weapons in the Soviet Union
Khrushchev announced that weapons will be returned to the Soviet Union. -
Kennedy announced ''quarantine"
Kennedy addressed nation on Soviet threat and announced a "quarantine" (blockade) of Cuba.
