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U.S. Aircraft takes pictures of missile sites
A U.S. U-2 aircraft took several pictures clearly showing sites for the medium-range and intermediate-range ballistic nuclear missiles were under construction in Cuba. -
President Kennedy meets & discusses
President Kennedy summoned his closet advisers to consider options and direct course of action for the Unites States that resolve the crisis. Some argued for an air strike to destroy the missiles,followed by a US invasion of Cuba. Others argued to give stern warnings to Cuba and the Soviet Union. -
President Kennedy meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrie Gromyko
He advised him that America will not tolerate missiles in Cuba. Gromyko denies the presence of any soviet weaponry in Cuba.
Operation Dominic did an airdrop test over Johnson Island area 1.51 megaton yield hydrogen bomb test. Timeline of the Cuban Missile Crisis. (n.d.). Retrieved December 06, 2017, from http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/cuba/timeline.shtml -
President Kennedy meets with the secretary of defense. They discuss military options for the missile threats
President Kennedy met with Robert McNamara and the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They discussed military options for the missile threats. (n.d.). Retrieved December 06, 2017, from https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis -
Ted Sorenson writes President Kennedy's Speech
Attorney and adviser to the president, Ted Sorenson, writes the speech that Kennedy will give to the nation. Informing Americans that the Soviets have missiles in Cuba that are pointed at the U.S. will be an important moment in American history and one of the most frightening speech as president ever gives. -
President Kennedy decision
The president decided upon a middle course. On October 22 President Kennedy ordered a naval "quarantine" of Cuba. The us of "quarantine" legally distinguished this action from a blockade, which assumed a state of war existed -
President Kennedy gives a televised speech to the nation.
President Kennedy gives a speech that is carried live on television stations across the country to inform Americans that missiles have been discovered in Cuba. He tells Americans that he has ordered a Navy quarantine around Cuba and orders the Soviets to remove the missiles. -
Khrushchev refuses to remove the missiles from Cuba.
Saying that the U.S. will not intimidate the Soviets, Khrushchev refuses to remove the missiles from Cuba. He also accuses Kennedy of putting the world at risk of a nuclear war by ordering the quarantine. -
Kennedy orders increased flights over to Cuba.
Making no progress with his communications with Khrushchev, President Kennedy orders flights over Cuba to be increased from once to twice per day. Pilots also prepare to begin night flights as the U.S. monitors the Cuban missiles. Cuban Missile Crisis Timeline. (n.d.). Retrieved December 07, 2017, from http://www.softschools.com/timelines/cuban_missile_crisis_timeline/108/ -
President Kennedy agrees to not invade Cuba.
After Khrushchev says that he will remove the missiles from Cuba if Kennedy promises not to invade Cuba, Kennedy agrees to the proposal. He also secretly agrees to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey. The world goes to bed that night waiting to see if Khrushchev will accept the arrangement and bring the crisis to an end. -
Khrushchev agrees to remove the missiles
Khrushchev gives a speech on Radio Moscow and says that he has agreed to Kennedy's arrangement. The missiles will be removed, Cuba will not be invaded, and the crisis comes to an end.
