The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

Also known as the October Crisis of 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. The conflict was initiated by Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. The Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest the Cold War came to becoming a nuclear war.

There's such a thing as a fear of buttons.
Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time.
Maine is the only state that has a one-syllable name.

The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

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