The Cuban Missile Crisis happened one year after the construction of the Berlin Wall, which was a major source of Cold War tension in Europe. America and the Soviet Union were competing in the ...

Dive into history as we explore the Cold War landmarks of Havana ... the places where pivotal moments unfolded during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Join me on this unforgettable journey!

On April 17, 1961, the CIA-backed Bay of Pigs invasion aiming to overthrow Fidel Castro’s Cuba government began. Poor ...

A veteran correspondent’s memoir reveals the humanity and misjudgment of the Soviet leader who sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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 key events leading up to the Cuban missile crisis and what unfolded.

By deftly manipulating the opportunities afforded Cuba by the Cold War ... missile sites in Cuba, the world approached the brink of a nuclear confrontation. As the tensions of the Missile Crisis ...

He drew a parallel between the Cuban Missile Crisis, which nearly triggered a nuclear war between the US and Soviet Union, and today's situation. The Cold War standoff was eventually resolved by ...

The roots of the Cold War can be traced back to the aftermath of World War II. The Yalta Conference of 1945, where the Allies sought to shape the post-war world, laid the groundwork for the ...