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For 13 days in October of 1962, the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war: Cuba and the Soviet Union were locked in a standoff with the U.S. at the height of the Cold War. Here's a look at ...

Spring: Embarrassed by Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista's brutality, the United States suspends military assistance to his regime. Summer: Batista's forces launch a last, unsuccessful push ...