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A U-2 flying over western Cuba discovers missile sites. Photographs obtained by this flight provide hard evidence that Soviets have missiles in Cuba.
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Fidel Castro assumes power after the Cuban Revolution.
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Fidel Castro assumes power after the Cuban Revolution.
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Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union and their policies.
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Cuba openly aligns itself with the Soviet Union and their policies.
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The U.S. terminates diplomatic and consular relation with Cuba.
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The U.S. terminates diplomatic and consular relation with Cuba.
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President Kennedy pledges the U.S. will not intervene militarily to overthrow Castro.
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President Kennedy pledges the U.S. will not intervene militarily to overthrow Castro.
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Backed by the U.S., a group of Cuban exiles invades Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to trigger an anti-Castro rebellion. The invasion fails and more than a thousand Cuban rebels are captured by Castro's forces.
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