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The US government funded a series of videos and other resources to increase public awareness of the dangers of nuclear attacks.
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Castro now leads Cuba into a communist government.
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Castro returned to Cuba, in December 1956, in an invasion they hoped would lead to a swift victory.
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The United Sates ends all aid to cuba.
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the CIA-backed force of 1,400 Cuban refugees landed at the swampy Bay of Pigs on Cuba’s southern coast
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In September, U-2 photographs from flyovers revealed improvements at certain missile-launching sites.
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The USA knew with certainty that Cuba had the missiles and the launching capacity to attack the United States. However, it was unknown if or when an attack might occur.
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President Kennedy damands to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev that the missiles be removed from Cuba.