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October 22 – In a televised address, Kennedy announces the October 14 discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba, making public the Cuban Missile Crisis. Kennedy also announces a naval "quarantine on all offensive military equipment" to that country.
Universal Newsreel about the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis (Spanish: Crisis de Octubre) in Cuba, or the Caribbean Crisis (Russian: Карибский кризис, romanized: Karibskiy krizis), was a 13-day confrontation between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union, when American deployments of nuclear missiles in Italy ...
January 20:John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States. January 20 – John F. Kennedy's presidency begins with his inauguration at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C; the oath of office is administered by Chief Justice Earl Warren.
The entire world watched with bated breath to see if this moment was the tipping point for World War III.
On October 22nd in 1962, John F Kennedy announced a blockade of Cuba in response to Soviet missiles in the region. This initiated that beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Other events on ...
The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world closer to nuclear war than at any point before or since. In the end, "the humanity" of the two men prevailed. [119] The crisis improved the image of American willpower and the president's credibility. Kennedy's approval rating increased from 66% to 77% immediately thereafter. [120]
1962 State of the Union Address The second 1961 State of the Union Address was given by recently inaugurated president John F. Kennedy , the 35th president of the United States, on Monday, January 30, 1961, to the 87th United States Congress in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives . [ 2 ]
October 2024 marks the 62nd anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Those 13 days were the closest the world has come to nuclear war. Wartime decision-making is always difficult and fraught with ...