Historical Atlas of North America (24 October 1962)

Political map of North America & the Caribbean on 24 Oct 1962 (American Superpower: Cuban Missile Crisis), showing the following events: State of Alaska; Cuban landings in Dominican Rep.; Hawaii becomes US state; US embargo against Cuba begins; 13 November Revolution; Bay of Pigs invasion; Renewal of Esequiba dispute; West Indies Fed. dissolved; Independence of Jamaica; Trinidad & Tobago independent; Cuban Missile Crisis.

C a n a d a

M e x i c o

U n i t e d S t a t e s

o f A m e r i c a

Nl. Antilles(under Neth.)

Mexico

Ottawa

Washington DC

3 Jan 1959Alaska becomes
US state

Jun 1959Cuban intervention in
Dominican Rep. fails

Aug 1959Hawaii becomes
US state

Oct 1960US embargo
against Cuba
begins

Nov 1960Guatemalan
Civil War begins

Apr 1961US-backed invasion
of Cuba at Bay of Pigs;
defeated by Castro

Feb 1962Venezuela reopens
Guiana dispute

May 1962West Indies Federation
is dissolved

6 Aug 1962Jamaica gains
independence

31 Aug 1962Trinidad & Tobago
gains independence

14–28 Oct 1962Cuban Missile Crisis:
US confronts Soviets
over missiles in Cuba

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North America, 24 Oct 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis
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