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U-2 Photographs are shown to Kennedy

Oct 14, 1962

Photos of Cuba are take and shown to the CIA. This raises a major alarm due to the large ammount of fire power.

Cuban Missle Crisis

Period: Oct 14, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962

U.S Naval Blockade is Established in Cuba

Oct 21, 1962

Kennedy annouces blockade around Cuba and warns The Soviets to back off. He said if any missles are fired at The U.S, we will retaliate.

Rudolf Anderson was Shot Down

Oct 27, 1962

Anderson was shot out of the sky during a resonnassance mission over Cuba.

Khrushchev "Blinks"

Oct 28, 1962

When the two were on the stand-off for war, Khrushchev back down suddenly. Khrushchev publicly announced that he would be removing the missles from Cuba as a deal with The U.S