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50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Crisis started Oct. 14 with proof of Soviets' building Cuban missile bases.

Cuban Missile Crisis 50th Anniversary

50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
50th Anniversary of The Cuban Missile Crisis
Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro waves to a cheering crowd upon his arrival after dictator Fulgencio Batista fled the island, Jan. 1, 1959, in Havana, Cuba. (Bettmann/CORBIS)
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