The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 brought the world close to nuclear war.
✓ TRUE FACT
In October 1962, the U.S. discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba, prompting a tense standoff. After days of brinkmanship, an agreement removed missiles from Cuba and (quietly) U.S. missiles from Turkey.
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