October 14 has been a date marked by pivotal moments that shaped the course of history across the globe.Going back to 1066, ...

Philadelphia Inquirer front page of October 23, 1962, the morning after President John F. Kennedy's televised address to the ...

“Childhood Memories of The Cuban Missile Crisis.” Episode. Tell Me More. National Public Radio, October 22, 2012. Chomsky, Aviva. A History of the Cuban Revolution. John Wiley & Sons, 2015. Dylan, Huw ...

At 9 am on the morning of Sunday, October 28, 1962, Radio Moscow transmitted Nikita Khrushchev’s intention to dismantle the missiles he had placed in Cuba and return them to... Russia-watchers have ...

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps RF-8A Crusaders played an important, often forgotten, high-speed low-level and dangerous recon role during a time the world was on the brink. On Oct. 14, 1962, United States ...

Both the process and outcomes of public decision-making are key to the successful operation of government. Asking the right questions; accurately accessing the information available; surrounding ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Many members of the military have vivid memories of key moments. In this week's Stories of Service, we meet a Navy veteran who served in the Korean War and was involved in the ...

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred over 13 unnerving days in October 1962 and brought the U.S. and Soviet Union alarmingly close to the precipice of a full-scale nuclear war. But to understand how and ...

President Kennedy set up a special three-man committee today to handle negotiations looking toward an end to the Cuban crisis. Kennedy designated John J. McCloy, whom he previously had appointed ...