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This Day in History: JFK addresses the nation on Cuban Missile Crisis

WASHINGTON (WHSV) - Over 60 years ago on Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation in a televised speech about U.S. spy planes’ discovery of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Kennedy ...
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Cuban missile crisis: 13 stormy days in Oct 1962 when US, USSR came to brink of nuclear conflict

New Delhi: Miscalculation, misinformation and misperceptions in the fall of 1962 almost brought the two superpowers of the time, the US and the USSR, to the brink of nuclear conflict, as the sandy ...
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This Day in History: JFK prevents nuclear war, ending Cuban Missile Crisis

The United States has been close to war a number of times, but 63 years ago was the closest this country has ever gotten to nuclear war. President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation in a national ...
Forbes

Why Lessons From 1962’s Cuban Missile Crisis Are Still Relevant Today

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Edward Segal covers crisis-related news, topics, and issues. The Cuban Missile Crisis highlights how misinformation and ...
Time

A Key Lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis? The U.S. Needs Allies

Delegates raise their hands in a vote of 19-1 approving the United State' decision to take steps against Cuba, during a meeting of the Organization of American States, called by President Kennedy, to ...