publication date: Sunday, October 16, 2022 (part of Fall 2022)

category: Government

clue: If the confrontation between this Soviet chairman and his American counterpart that started sixty years ago today had gone differently, none of us might be here to commemorate it.

explanation: The Cuban Missile Crisis began on October 16, 1962. more…

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky


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