Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Thirteen
The Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Thirteen Sunday, October 28, 1962: The thirteen days of the Cuban Missile Crisis came to an end. In… Read More »Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Thirteen
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Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Twelve
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Twelve “Thus began the most difficult twenty-four hours of the missile crisis” (71). Saturday, October 27, 1962: A… Read More »Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Twelve
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Eleven
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Eleven Friday, October 26, 1962: A Soviet-chartered freighter was stopped at the quarantine line and searched for contraband military supplies. None… Read More »Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Eleven
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Ten
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Ten Thursday, October 25, 1962: Knowing that some missiles in Cuba were now operational, the president personally drafts a… Read More »Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Ten
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Nine
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Nine Wednesday, October 24, 1962: The ExComm met as the quarantine went into effect. By a little after 10, they… Read More »Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Nine
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Eight
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Eight Tuesday, October 23, 1962: The ships of the naval quarantine fleet moved into place around Cuba. Soviet submarines threatened the… Read More »Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Eight
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Seven
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Seven Monday, October 22, 1962: That morning, President Kennedy spoke to all three living former presidents (Hoover, Truman & Eisenhower),… Read More »Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Seven
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Four
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Four Friday, October 19, 1962: President Kennedy leaves for a scheduled campaign trip to Ohio and Illinois. In Washington, his advisers… Read More »Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Four
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Three
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Three Thursday, October 18, 1962: President Kennedy met with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko (yes, Thirteen Days states this happened on Wednesday, the… Read More »Cuban Missile Crisis: Day Three
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day One
Cuban Missile Crisis: Day One At 8:45 AM on Tuesday, October 16, 1962, President Kennedy, still in his pajamas, had his breakfast interrupted by National Security… Read More »Cuban Missile Crisis: Day One