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A U-2 Spy Plane Discovers Missiles in Cuba
An American U-2 spy plane flown by Richard Heyser discovered missile being made just 90 miles from Florida. The missiles were mid-range. Nikita Khrushchev had asked Fidel Castro if he could but them there in May of the same year. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The 13 sleepless days in October of 1962 -
The Ex-Comm Has a Meeting
The Ex-Comm, a group of well respected politicians, met to discuss their approach to get rid of the missiles. This group of men hardly came to agreements. -
More Missiles are Found
New photographs are taken which show longer range missiles. These missiles are capable of traveling 2,200 miles. These missiles could travel from Cuba, all the way to Canada, easily. -
Robert Kennedy meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko.
Attorney General Robert Kennedy keeps a previously scheduled meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, but does not mention the missiles. Gromyko tells Kennedy that the Soviet Union is merely providing agricultural assistance and defensive missiles to Cuba. -
Decision to Kind of Quarintine Cuba
The Ex-Comm decides to quarintine Cuba, but they don't consider it a quarintine because a quarintine is considered an act of war. This is somewhat of a blockade. -
Fakes a Cold
John F. Kennedy fakes having a cold so he can return to Washington D.C. to meet with the Ex-Comm and discuss the crisis. -
Ted Sorenson Writes a Speech for JFK
JFK's attourney, Ted Sorenson writes a speech for JFK regarding the Cuban's missiles. This would be the first time Americans heard about the situation. -
JFK Addresses Public
John F. Kennedy goes on live TV to shock Americans by saying the Cubans have dangerous missiles. -
America is Threatened by Soviet Submarine
The Russians threaten to sink American ships surrounding Cuba. They use submarines to do this so it is a little scarier than a regular ship. -
Khrushchev Refuses to Remove Missiles
Nikita Khrushchev says that he will not take the missiles out of Cuba. He also says that John F. Kennedy is putting the world at risk of nuclear war because of his order for a quarintine of Cuba. -
More Security
JFK orders America to increase security. He raises 1 flight over Cuba a day, to 2 flights over Cuba per day. -
New Approach
The Ex-Comm discusses maybe invading Cuba. They think this because the Soviets keep refusing to take the missiles out of Cuba. The only problem is, is that if we invade, we will probably end up going to war. -
Kennedy's Compromise
JFK promises to not invade Cuba if Khrushchev takes his missiles away. JFK also agrees, secretly, that he will take his missiles out of Turkey. The world waits to see if Khrushchev agrees to the deal and takes the missiles out of Cuba. -
An American Pilot Gets Lost
An American pilot accidently flies off course into Soviet air space. He is quickly rescued by another American plane before he is shot down by the Soviets. -
The Cold War Ends
Nikita Khrushchev says on Radio Moscow that he has agreed to JFK's terms and will take the missiles out of Cuba. The Cuban Missile Crisis has ended.
