On this day in 1962, President Kennedy is informed by U.S. intelligence of the presence of Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuban soil. The discovery precipitates a 13-day crisis between Washington and Moscow that very nearly leads to WW3. pic.twitter.com/yhzPvcK78Z
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