22 November, 1963

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald.

 

22 October, 1962

The “Cuban Missile Crisis” goes on live TV. President John F. Kennedy announces to the U.S. that the Soviet Union has placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, just off the Florida coast.

October 16, 1962

The Cuban Missile Crisis.

President John F. Kennedy is shown pictures confirming Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.

This marks the beginning of thirteen days of fear in both countries, forever known as “The Cuban Missile Crisis”.