1962 ⟶ Cuban Missile Crisis: Brink of Nuclear War

October 16 – 29: The Cuban Missile Crisis nearly causes nucl...
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💥 Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails

April 17 – 20: Bay of Pigs Invasion by Cuban exiles ends in failure.⟶
Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails (1961)
Cold WarCuban RevolutionInvasionFailed CoupExileCIAJohn F. KennedyFidel CastroProxy War
CubaCubaUnited StatesUnited States

☢️ Cuban Missile Crisis: Brink of Nuclear War

October 16 – 29: The Cuban Missile Crisis nearly causes nuclear war.⟶
Cuban Missile Crisis: Brink of Nuclear War (1962)
Cold WarNuclear WeaponsCuban RevolutionSoviet UnionJohn F. KennedyNikita KhrushchevProxy WarInternational RelationsGeopolitics
United StatesUnited StatesCubaCubaSoviet UnionSoviet Union

🚀 Reagan Announces Strategic Defense Initiative

March 23: Ronald Reagan announces the Strategic Defense Initiative, a proposed missile defense system to protect the United States from attack by ballistic nuclear missiles.⟶
Reagan Announces Strategic Defense Initiative (1983)
Cold WarArms RaceNuclear WeaponsRonald ReaganSpaceMilitary TechnologySoviet Union
United StatesUnited States

🕊️ Contra War Ends in Nicaragua

The Contra War ends.⟶
Contra War Ends in Nicaragua (1990)
Cold WarProxy WarNicaraguaSandinistasUnited States Foreign PolicyRevolutionPolitical ConflictPeace Treaty
NicaraguaNicaraguaUnited StatesUnited States

🪖 Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp Established

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is established.⟶
Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp Established (2002)
War on TerrorHuman RightsMilitaryTerrorismNational Security
CubaCubaUnited StatesUnited States