EPISODE · Feb 1, 2023 · 35 MIN
24. Cold War: Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
from Hardtack · host Mike Ware
The year was 1962. In February, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. The World’s Fair took place on April 21st in Seattle, Washington and the Space Needle, which stands at 602 feet tall and features a rotating SkyCity restaurant, was unveiled to the world. Black student John Meredith attempted to enroll at the University of Mississippi leading to public backlash and rioting. Marvel’s Spiderman swung onto the comic book scene. Algeria gained independence from France, Jamaica from Great Britain. Blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe famously sang Happy Birthday to American President John F. Kennedy in May, only to be found dead from an overdose three months later in August. Nelson Mandela was arrested for sabotage. The first James Bond film, Dr. No, hit London theaters. And for thirteen days in October the world held its breath, faced with the threat of nuclear war. You can find the Hardtack Podcast socials via linktree. If you have any feedback on episodes or suggestions for future episodes, please send an email to [email protected] Don't forget to rate us and subscribe! Make your Own Hardtack! Hardtack Recipe (Survival Bread) - Bread Dad Civil War Recipe: Hardtack (1861) – The American Table Sources: The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Soviet View http://www.ncsociology.org/torchmagazine/v891/Nay.pdf The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis Hotline agreements: 1963 U.S.-Soviet Memorandum of Understanding https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Hotlines Speech by Nikita Khrushchev on the Cuban Missile Crisis https://www.cvce.eu/en/obj/speech_by_nikita_khrushchev_on_the_cuban_crisis_23_may_1963-en-7a223f24-7d74-434c-928b-85724626734d.html Kennedy Speeches Cuban Missile Crisis | JFK Library The Kennedy-Khrushchev Letter Letter From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev, October 22, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum (jfklibrary.org) The Naval Quarantine of Cuba (navy.mil)
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The year was 1962. In February, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. The World’s Fair took place on April 21st in Seattle, Washington and the Space Needle, which stands at 602 feet tall and features a rotating SkyCity restaurant, was unveiled to the world. Black student John Meredith attempted to enroll at the University of Mississippi leading to public backlash and rioting. Marvel’s Spiderman swung onto the comic book scene. Algeria gained independence from France, Jamaica from Great Britain. Blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe famously sang Happy Birthday to American President John F. Kennedy in May, only to be found dead from an overdose three months later in August. Nelson Mandela was arrested for sabotage. The first James Bond film, Dr. No, hit London theaters. And for thirteen days in October the world held its breath, faced with the threat of nuclear war. You can find the Hardtack Podcast socials via linktree. If you have any feedback on episodes or suggestions for future episodes, please send an email to [email protected] Don't forget to rate us and subscribe! Make your Own Hardtack! Hardtack Recipe (Survival Bread) - Bread Dad Civil War Recipe: Hardtack (1861) – The American Table Sources: The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Soviet View http://www.ncsociology.org/torchmagazine/v891/Nay.pdf The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis Hotline agreements: 1963 U.S.-Soviet Memorandum of Understanding https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Hotlines Speech by Nikita Khrushchev on the Cuban Missile Crisis https://www.cvce.eu/en/obj/speech_by_nikita_khrushchev_on_the_cuban_crisis_23_may_1963-en-7a223f24-7d74-434c-928b-85724626734d.html Kennedy Speeches Cuban Missile Crisis | JFK Library The Kennedy-Khrushchev Letter Letter From President Kennedy to Chairman Khrushchev, October 22, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum (jfklibrary.org) The Naval Quarantine of Cuba (navy.mil)
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