Cuban missle crisis ff

Cuban Missile Crisis

By KAMKONG

  • Fidel Castro assumes power after the Cuban Revolution.

    Fidel Castro assumes power after the Cuban Revolution.

  • Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union.

    Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union.

  • The U.S. terminates diplomatic and consular relation with Cuba.

    The U.S. terminates diplomatic and consular relation with Cuba.

  • Kennedy pledges that the U.S. will not intervene with military to overthrow Castro

    Kennedy pledges that the U.S. will not intervene with military to overthrow Castro

  • Khrushchev and Kennedy hold summit in Vienna

    Khrushchev and Kennedy hold summit in Vienna

  • Kennedy orders a U-2 reconnaissance flight over western Cuba, delayed by bad weather until the 14th.

    Kennedy orders a U-2 reconnaissance flight over western Cuba, delayed by bad weather until the 14th.

  • Kennedy departs Washington for scheduled campaign speeches in Cleveland and the West Coast.

    Kennedy departs Washington for scheduled campaign speeches in Cleveland and the West Coast.

  • Soviet ships en route to Cuba with questionable cargo either slow down or reverse their course except for one.

    Soviet ships en route to Cuba with questionable cargo either slow down or reverse their course except for one.

  • Khrushchev announces over Radio Moscow that he has agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba.

    Khrushchev announces over Radio Moscow that he has agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba.