Cuban Missile Crisis

Kennedy finds out!

Oct 16, 1962

John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, is informed of the Soviet Union's nuclear missile build-up on Cuba.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Period: Oct 16, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962

The events of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

Blockade!

Oct 20, 1962

After days of taking advise from military leaders and close associates and advisors, President Kennedy decides to set up a blockade around the island of Cuba.