On October 27, 1962, Major Rudolf Anderson took off from McCoy Air Force Base in Florida on what seemed like a routine reconnaissance mission. What he could not have known was that his flight would make him the only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis and push the world to the edge of nuclear war. Major Anderson, a 35-year-old pilot with years of experience flying high-altitude U-2 spy planes, was part of an operation to photograph Soviet missile sites being built in Cuba. Just wee
On October 27, 1962, Major Rudolf Anderson took off from McCoy Ai…
225 views1 month ago
FacebookThe Daily Historian
October 1962; When the world almost ended - Forgotten History (1080p_30fps_H264-128kbit_AAC)
17:30
October 1962; When the world almost ended - Forgotten History (…
6 months ago
MSNFORGOTTEN HISTORY
Fog Over Washington: The Morning the Cuban Missile Crisis Began (October 16, 1962)
11:47
Fog Over Washington: The Morning the Cuban Missile Crisis Began (O…
1 month ago
MSNTimeGhost
Oct. 22, 1962: President Kennedy announces the existence of Russian missiles in Cuba in televised address
3:55
Oct. 22, 1962: President Kennedy announces the existence of Russi…
Oct 17, 2017
ABC News
October ’62: When Minutes Mattered Most – The Cuban Missile Crisis Explained
0:43
October ’62: When Minutes Mattered Most – The Cuban Missile Crisis E…
1.5K views4 months ago
YouTubeTime Trekker
From the archives: Kennedy addresses the nation on Cuban Missile Crisis
4:18
From the archives: Kennedy addresses the nation on Cuban Mi…
Oct 22, 2019
NBC News
Cuban Missile Crisis: How We Escaped Nuclear War in 1962
1:06
Cuban Missile Crisis: How We Escaped Nuclear War in 1962
1.1K views7 months ago
YouTubeadv meet shukla
29:01
October 23, 1962 - Report on Cuba - Cuban Missile Crisis
9.2K viewsOct 15, 2022
YouTubeHelmerReenberg
1:56
The Day Florida Stared Down Nuclear War – Cuban Missile Crisi…
706 views4 months ago
YouTubeThe Last Click
2:58
The Day Humanity Stood on the Edge of Destruction | Cuban Missi…
5 views1 month ago
YouTubePULSE OF THE TIMES
34:54
October 27, 1962: The Day One Soviet Officer Stopped WW3 by Ri…
5 views1 month ago
YouTubeWW2 Unlocked
2:57
“October 1962 — the day humanity almost ended." #CubanMissileCris…
947 views1 month ago
YouTubeWhatifssocial
12:07
"The Man Who Stopped World War 3: The Terrifying Truth About Octo…
1 views1 month ago
YouTubeForceLine Media
18:42
The FULL JFK Ultimatum - Cuban Missile Crisis Address (Oct 22, 19…
2.8K views2 months ago
YouTubeBrainBites History
17:47
Oval Office Address on the Cuban Missile Crisis - John F. Kennedy - …
213.8K viewsOct 13, 2018
YouTubePax Americana
1:40
“The Day the World Nearly Ended… in 1962
933 views3 months ago
YouTubeThe story keeper
18:55
The Secret Soviet Order that Almost Ended the World in 27 oct 1962
2 views1 month ago
YouTubeToday has History
0:18
On October 27, 1962, hundreds of Toastmasters and their families an…
2K viewsOct 27, 2022
FacebookToastmasters International
18:50
JFK on the Cuban Missile Crisis - 1962 | Today in History | 22 Oct 16
204.4K viewsOct 22, 2016
YouTubeAP Archive
17:40
Cuban Missile Crisis Speech - JFK/John F. Kennedy - October 22…
5.1K viewsOct 26, 2012
YouTubeThule000
5:32
1962 Letter from Soviet Leader Khrushchev to President Kennedy
611 viewsOct 21, 2022
C-SPAN.orgmcgorry
0:21
25 October 1962 - UN shown Cuban missile photos
1.9K viewsOct 25, 2024
YouTubeJohn D Ruddy
0:53
Soviet Sub Almost Launches Nuke, Roosevelt Born — October 27, 2025
224 views1 month ago
YouTubeAn Ounce - For Your Consideration
3:09
JFK's Cuban Missile Crisis Speech » October 22, 1962
3.8K viewsOct 23, 2013
YouTubeThe Fourteenth Day
1:17
How the Death of a U.S. Air Force Pilot Prevented a Nuclear War
535 views2 months ago
YouTubeThe Story of Then
18:12
October 22, 1962 - President John F. Kennedy addresses the nation on …
37.7K viewsOct 13, 2022
YouTubeHelmerReenberg
This Day in History - October 22, 1962
1 month ago
wymt.com
18:51
President Kennedy's address on Cuba in 1962 (FULL)
11.5K viewsDec 17, 2014
YouTubeNew York Daily News
9:31
27 Ottobre 1962: Il Giorno in Cui il Mondo Stava per Finire - la storia …
482 views3 months ago
YouTubeDistories - Il lato nascosto della storia
0:59
The Man Who Stopped WWIII - Cuban Missile Crisis - Extra Histor…
233.5K viewsJan 25, 2022
YouTubeExtra History
See more videos
Static thumbnail place holder