October 22, 1962: President Kennedy spoke about missiles in Cuba

It all started when the USSR challenged the US by placing missiles in Cuba, or in this part of the world.   

For days, the world waited for a resolution.  We were down in Cuba at the time and my parents recall just how tense every minute was.    

There are many books about The Cuban Missile Crisis.    The Robert F Kennedy book takes a personal look at the crisis.   The Michael Dobbs is more detailed.  

Nevertheless, the world came very close to a nuclear war in October 1962.

 

We remember the Cuban Missile Crisis with Frank Burke......Click to listen.

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We remember Annette Funicello (1942-2013)

We remember Annette Funicello.  She was born in Uttica, NY on this day in 1942 and died in 2013.

Annette was the cute girl next door who went from The Mickey Mouse Club to all of those sweet movies with Frankie Avalon.  Honestly, the movies were pretty good and you can catch them on retro TV.

I guess that life was less complicated back then.

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October 1962: A few thoughts about the Cuban Missile Crisis

It was 1962 but still a big part of my past.  In other words, it was the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis that consolidated the Castro regime and led to our departure of Cuba.

It all started when the USSR challenged the US by placing missiles in Cuba, or in this part of the world.   

For days, the world waited for a resolution.  We were down in Cuba at the time and my parents recall just how tense every minute was.      

Nevertheless, the world came very close to a nuclear war in October 1962.

P.S.  You can listen to my show.  If you like our posts, please look for ”Donate” on the right column of the blog page.