Nikita Khrushchev
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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