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Fidel Castro
After a six-year long revolution President Fulgencio Batista leaves Cuba and Fidel Castro assumes power. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1688491?terms=fidel+castro www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ24jmIHIUk' -
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Fidel Is a Dictator Throughout the Cuban Missle Crisis
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The Bay of Pigs
"The Bay of Pigs" - A group of Cuban exiles, backed by the US, invades Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in a failed attempt to trigger an anti-Castro rebellion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmkbAduMD_E http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/events-timelines/04-cuban-missile-crisis-timeline.htm -
Monday
The 15th was the first of thirteen days filled with tension and panic for president Kennedy and his select officials that he chose to help him resolve the crisis. On this day a U.S. aircraft acquired pictures of missiles located in Cuba. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/backissues/2012/10/waiting-for-world-war-iii-fifty-years-after-the-cuban-missile-crisis.html -
Tuesday
Cuban Missle Crisis
Kennedy establishes his committee meets to discuss what the U.S.' actions should be. http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/57003 -
Wednesday
The first of three missile sites is discovered in Cuba. http://library.thinkquest.org/11046/days/timeline.html -
Thursday
Kennedy meets with Gromyko, the Soviet Foreign Minister. Although Kennedy addresses the issue of Cuba, he does not reveal their knowledge of the missiles. Gromyko denies that any missiles exist in Cuba. -
Monday
The President (Kennedy) addresses the nation in a televised speech, announcing the presence of offensive missile sites in Cuba. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/backissues/2012/10/waiting-for-world-war-iii-fifty-years-after-the-cuban-missile-crisis.html -
Tuesday
The OAS supports the U.S.' decision to place a naval blockade on Cuba. Organization of American States (OAS) unanimously approves of the quarantine against Cuba. http://clsorganizacionesyculturas.blogspot.com/2010/05/oas.html -
Wednesday
Soviet ships reach the quarantine line. U.S. vessels come extremely close to firing at the vessels, but they turned away. Kennedy believes that if an air attack is executed, the Soviets will at least be able to launch a few missiles. http://www.history.com/photos/cuban-missile-crisis/photo9 -
Friday
A message from Krushchev (led the Soviet Union Party) is received that says they will remove their missiles from Cuba if the U.S. guarantees that they will not attack Cuba.The production of the missiles continues.RFK discovers that the Soviets are willing to remove the missiles if the U.S. removes their missiles from Turkey. Castro presses Krushchev to launch a nuclear missile if the U.S. invade Cuba. http://www.pbs.org/redfiles/bios/all_bio_nikita_khrushchev.htm -
Saturday
After a U.S. aircraft is shot down, the Soviets demand that the U.S. not only make a public statement not to invade Cuba, but that they also remove their missiles in Turkey. http://www.marxists.org/history/cuba/subject/missile-crisis/ch03.htm -
Sunday
The crisis is over and Krushchev announces over Radio Moscow that he has agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba. http://thecubanmisslecrisis.blogspot.com/2010/05/crisis-over.html
