The Cuban Missle Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day period between October 15 1962 and October 28 1962 when the U.S and the U.S.S.R almost fought a nuclear war. It started when the soviets decided to install nuclear missiles in Cuba to attack the U.S in case of war. On the 15th the missile sites were found. On the 22nd president John F. Kennedy told the American People of the situation. On the 26th Nikita Khrushchev sent a letter telling Kennedy that he'll remove the missiles if he promises not to invade Cuba. The crisis ended in October 28, when Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles and return them to the Soviet Union.