The Americans also sent through this map ... avert the crisis. This clip is from the series Hunting for History. A typical question which historians debate is how serious the Cuban Missile ...

Here's a look at key events leading up to the Cuban missile crisis and what unfolded. » VIDEO PREVIEW: Leadership in a nuclear world [opens in a new window] Key players: Cuban leader Fidel Castro ...

The Cuban Missile Crisis happened one year ... and to transform the history of man. Narrator: It was the start of a crisis that took the world to the brink of a nuclear holocaust.