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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 modern Olympics held in Athens (1986)

April 15, 2026 at 17:22

No clashes in Pyla buffer zone, Diagne urges restraint

Cyprus April 15, 2026 at 16:54

The Pyla buffer zone was calm on Wednesday morning...

Orbán is out. Who’s the EU’s next disruptor-in-chief?

International April 15, 2026 at 16:47

Viktor Orbán is out — and his crown as...

New EU entry-exit system causes up to three-hour airport delays

International April 15, 2026 at 16:35

The EU entry-exit system is causing significant disruption at...

Four dead in another school shooting in Turkey within two days

International April 15, 2026 at 16:26

A school shooting at a secondary school in southern...