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28th October 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis ends with USSR’s agreement to remove missiles

  • 28th October 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Atomic Bomb, Cold War, Cuba, Kennedy, Khrushchev, Missile, Nuclear, Soviet Union, USA, USSR, War

At 9:00 am on the 28th October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis ended when Soviet Premier Khrushchev agreed to remove Russian nuclear missiles from the island of Cuba.

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17th April 1961: The Bay of Pigs invasion launched by Brigade 2506

  • 17th April 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Capitalism, CIA, Communism, Cuba, Invasion, Military, USA

The Bay of Pigs Invasion was launched by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506.

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3rd January 1961: USA cuts diplomatic relations with Cuba

  • 3rd January 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Castro, Cold War, Communism, Cuba, Eisenhower, International Relations, Kennedy, USA

On the 3rd January 1961, the United States of America severed its diplomatic relationship with Cuba and closed the American embassy in Havana.

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14th October 1962: U-2 spy plane captures images of Cuban missile sites

  • 14th October 2018
  • Tagged as: Castro, Cold War, Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, Khrushchev, Missile, Nuclear, Spying, U-2, USA

A U-2 spy plane captured images of the construction of a missile site on Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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9th October 1967: Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara executed in Bolivia

  • 9th October 2018
  • Tagged as: Bolivia, Castro, CIA, Cuba, Guerrilla Warfare, Marxism, Revolution, USA

On the 9th October 1967 the Marxist revolutionary icon, Ernesto “Che” Guevara was executed in Bolivia after being caught by CIA-assisted forces during his attempt to provoke a revolution.

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9th March 1841: US Supreme court rules on the Amistad slave case

  • 9th March 2018
  • Tagged as: Abolition, Cuba, Law, Portugal, Slavery, Spain, Trial, USA

On the 9th March 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that captive Africans who had seized control of the Amistad ship had been taken into slavery illegally and were therefore free under American law.

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