Displaying the colors
An unidentified soldier from the 1st Cavalry Regiment displays the U.S. flag. The other flag bears the colors of his regiment. During the Spanish-American War, the...
Kasimov
The Soviet Ship Kasimov leaves Cuba, removing a load of military equipment from the island, including the fuselages of 15 IL-28 (Beagle) aircraft. The...
Kennedy's map of Cuba
President John F. Kennedy used this map during Cuban Missile Crisis meetings from September 1962 to October 1962 to show the location in Cuba of a potential missile...
Letter from Fidel Castro
On November 6, 1940, Fidel Castro—then a teenager, now the President of Cuba—wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt that included a request for a $10 bill.
Quarantine of Cuba
In October 1962, a U.S. spy plane photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. President John F. Kennedy decided to place...
Sinking of U.S.S. Maine
Captain Charles S. Sigsbee, Commander of the U.S.S. Maine sent this telegram from the steamer S.S. City of Washington to Washington announcing the...
Summary of Executive Committee meeting
Theodore Sorensen summarized an October 18, 1962, meeting with President Kennedy and his national security advisors. His notes outline options for removing the...