The Cuba Crisis lasted for 13 nerve-wrecking days where the US and the USSR were on the verge of starting an atomic war. Which year did it take place?

HISTORY QUESTION #501

The Cuba Crisis lasted for 13 nerve-wrecking days where the US and the USSR were on the verge of starting an atomic war. Which year did it take place?

1962

Explanation

John Fitzgerald Kennedy ( 1917 – 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States from 1961 until 1963. His most famous sentence is "Ich bin ein Berliner" from the president's visit to West Berlin during the Soviet blocking of the city. Kennedy was also president during the Cuba Crisis, where the US and the USSR, during a period of 13 days in October 1962, were on the verge of starting an atomic war. John F. Kennedy was shot on 22 November 1963 during a drive through Dallas, Texas. He died subsequently.

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