The negotiation would come to be known as the Cuban Missile Crisis and would be one of Kennedy's most lasting legacies. Narrator: The Soviets seemed intent on testing the quarantine line that ...

Here's a look at key events leading up to the Cuban missile crisis and what unfolded. » VIDEO PREVIEW: Leadership in a nuclear world [opens in a new window] Key players: Cuban leader Fidel Castro ...

While not as well known as the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the “Norwegian rocket incident” is considered one of the world’s closest brushes with nuclear war. In the early morning hours of ...

The site was built in 1959 and remained active until 1965 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Today ... size bed clashes against the austere grey color scheme and metal work throughout the structure.

The second Great Decisions Discussions talk of the season on “Cuba and the U.S.” will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Chanhassen Library. The United States announced in December 2014 that, ...

The Cuban Missile Crisis happened one year after the construction of the Berlin Wall, which was a major source of Cold War tension in Europe. America and the Soviet Union were competing in the ...