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Discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba, marking the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Soviet Premier who decided to place nuclear missiles in Cuba.

The U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis, responsible for the naval blockade.

President Kennedy announces the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba to the public.

Soviet ships stop short of the U.S. Naval blockade, averting a military confrontation.

Khrushchev agrees to remove the missiles from Cuba, ending the crisis.

Soviet Ambassador to the United States, played a key role in back-channel communications during the crisis.

Executive Committee of the National Security Council, advised Kennedy during the crisis.

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev sends a letter to Kennedy, suggesting a possible resolution to the crisis.

Second letter received from Khrushchev, adding the condition that the U.S. remove its missiles from Turkey.

Meeting where Attorney General Robert Kennedy secretly met with Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin to discuss a solution to the crisis.

U.S. Attorney General who played a central role in the crisis resolution.

Code name for the Soviet operation to ship nuclear missiles to Cuba.

A U.S. U-2 spy plane was shot down over Cuba during a reconnaissance mission.