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Castro lands in eastern Cuba from Mexico and takes to the Sierra Maestra mountains where, aided by Ernesto "Che" Guevara, he wages a guerrilla war.
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Castro is made Prime Minister of Cuba and starts communism there
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John F. Kennedy was elected president and was responsible for The Bay of Pigs Invasion
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When Cuban refugees attempt to take down Fidel Castro. It ended in failure.
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On this date an American spy plane spotted missiles in Cuba while flying over.
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Ex-Comm discusses sending U.S. ships to Cuba to prevent Soviet Ships from reaching it.
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President John F. Kennedy spoke to the U.S. about the missiles
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The Soviets agree to remove the missiles from Cuba if Kennedy agrees not to invade Cuba
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Krushchev the Soviet Premier agrees to take down the missiles and the U.S. agrees not to invade Cuba