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ON THIS DAY: Cuban missile crisis begins (1962)

On this Day October 21, 2025 at 16:05

On this day in 1962, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war as the Cuban Missile Crisis began. The 13-day confrontation between the...

ON THIS DAY: Bay of Pigs invasion begins in Cuba (1961)

On this Day April 17, 2025 at 19:30

On 17 April 1961, approximately 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched an amphibious invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the southwestern coast of Cuba,...

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On this day: First American Orbits the Earth

On this Day February 20, 2026 at 20:58

On February 20, 1962, the United States marked a...

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Life February 20, 2026 at 16:57

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Cyprus February 20, 2026 at 15:20

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India witchcraft killing shocks nation

International February 20, 2026 at 15:17

Mother and baby burned alive in Jharkhand A witchcraft killing...