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US U2 spy plane takes photos of USSR missile sites in Cuba -
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Kennedy is advised that the Soviets have missile sites on Cuba He establishes the Executive Committee -
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JFK establishes blockade -
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JFK calls on USSR to remove missiles -
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Kennedy publicly calls on Khrushchev to remove weapons -
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Khrushchev refuses to acknowledge blockade or presence of Soviet missiles on Cuba -
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1st Soviet ships (accompanied by submarine) approach 800 km exclusion zone -
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10:32 am, Soviet ships stop and turn round -
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aerial photos show continued construction of missile sites -
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Kennedy receives second letter calling for withdrawal of US missiles in Turkey too - this one is more aggressive -
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US U2 plane shot down over Cuba & pilot killed. Kennedy decides to ignore second letter, but accepts terms of 1st letter -
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Khrushchev agrees to dismantle Soviet missiles in Cuba