The remains of 32 Cuban military and intelligence officers killed during a U.S. operation in Venezuela have been repatriated to Cuba, with Havana staging a high-profile public farewell as tensions between Washington and the Cuban government intensify.  The officers’ remains arrived early Thursday at Havana’s international airport in caskets draped with the Cuban flag, before a motorcade carried them to the Ministry of the Armed Forces, where thousands lined a main boulevard to pay their respect

2.7M views · 97K reactions | The Cuban Missile Crisis—among the most frightening events of the Cold War—kicked into high gear on October 22, 1962. In a dramatic 18-minute televised speech, President Kennedy shocked the nation by revealing “unmistakable evidence” of a nuclear missile threat. For the key moments, major players and a timeline of the 13-day standoff, visit https://www.history.com/articles/cuban-missile-crisis-timeline-jfk-khrushchev #HISTORY | HISTORY | Facebook