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October 15, 1962 A U2 spyplane discovers missiles in Cuba.
U2 spy planes find medium range Russian missiles in the island of Cuba. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev has asked Cuba President Fidel Castro if he could put them there in May -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Ex Comm's fist meeting
A group of American political leaders, meets for the first time to discuss abou the actions to be taken regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis -
Photos show evidence of long-range missiles.
More photos of the missile show that the Soviets have missile capable of traveling 2,200 miles in cuba. -
Robert Kennedy meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko.
Attorney General Robert Kennedy meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, but does not mention the missiles. Gromyko tells Kennedy that the only help the Soviet Union is giving to Cuba is assistance growing crops and missiles that are only for defense. -
ExComm suggests quarantining Cuba
Ex-Comm meets and discusses sending U.S. ships to Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from reaching the island. They are careful to call it a quarantine because a blockade is an act of war. -
President Kennedy gives a Speech to the Nation
President Kennedy gives a speech to inform Americans that he has ordered a Navy quarantine around Cuba and orders the Soviets to remove the missiles. -
Soviet ships on their way to Cuba are stopped
Khrushchev orders Soviet ships on their way to Cuba to go back. This prevents a belic confrontation with U.S. ships that are around Cuba. -
Khrushchev refuses to remove the missiles from Cuba.
Khrushchev refuses to remove the missiles from Cuba and refuses to be intimidated by president Kennedy. -
Kennedy orders increased flights over to Cuba
President Kennedy orders to increase flights over Cubaa. 2 flights a day, one at night -
Khrushchev agrees to remove the missiles.
Khrushchev gives a speech on Radio Moscow saying that he agreed to Kennedy's arrangement. The missiles will be removed, Cuba will not be invaded, this is the end of the crisis
