The year was 1962. In February, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. The World’s Fair took place on April 21st in Seattle, Washington and the Space Needle, which stands at 602 feet tall and features a rotating SkyCity restaurant, was unveiled to the world. Black student John Meredith attempted to enroll at the University of Mississippi leading to public backlash and rioting. Marvel’s Spiderman swung onto the comic book scene. Algeria gained independence from France, Jamaica from Great Britain. Blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe famously sang Happy Birthday to American President John F. Kennedy in May, only to be found dead from an overdose three months later in August. Nelson Mandela was arrested for sabotage. The first James Bond film, Dr. No, hit London theaters. And for thirteen days in October the world held its breath, faced with the threat of nuclear war.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Soviet View

The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962

Hotline agreements: 1963 U.S.-Soviet Memorandum of Understanding

Speech by Nikita Khrushchev on the Cuban Missile Crisis

Kennedy Speeches 

The Kennedy-Khrushchev Letter

The Naval Quarantine of Cuba (navy.mil)