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October 16, 1962
President Kennedy is told Cubans have ballistic missiles. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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October 17, 1962
President Kennedy discusses what we should do about the missiles. -
October 18, 1962
JFK meets with Soviet foreign and advises America will not tolerate Soviet missiles in Cuba. -
October 19, 1962
JFK meets with the secretary of defense, Robert McNamara. He also meets with joint staff to discuss military action. -
October 20,1962
JFK returns to Washington to discover more missiles in Cuba. -
October 21,1962
JFK orders a immediate naval block aid of Cuba as soon as possible. -
October 22,1962
JFK addresses the American people. He announced his plan for the naval blockade of Cuba. -
October 23, 1962
Recon missions reveal that soviet missiles are ready to be launched. The quarantine of Cuba is supported. -
October 24, 1962
Soviet ships arrive at the quarantine line but receive orders form Russia to stop. The U.S military goes into DEFCON 2. -
October 25, 1962
U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson confronts the Soviets at the U.N. They do not answer. -
October 26,1962
EX-COMM receives a letter from Khrushchev stating that the Soviets would remove their missiles if President Kennedy publicly guarantees the U.S. will not invade Cuba. But the construction of the sites increased. -
October 27,1962
Two U2 planes departured, one for Russia and the other shot down in Cuba. EX-COMM receives a second letter saying the soviets won't invade in addition the U.S. removes its missiles from Turkey. -
October 28,1962
The crisis ends in a speech aired on Radio Moscow, Khrushchev announces that he has agreed to remove the ICBM's from Cuba.
