The Cuban Missile Crisis stands out as a pivotal event of the 1960s and a significant chapter in John Kennedy's presidency. This intense standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union raised the specter of nuclear conflict. What circumstances led these two superpowers to the brink of war?
Show
Butterfly Effect
Episode
S02E03
Air Date
Oct 22, 2017
Season 2 Episodes
S02E01
Dunkirk, resist at all costs
S02E02
Aral, a sea for cotton
S02E03
Cuba, nuclear standoff
S02E04
Constantinople, from an empire to another
S02E05
Cortés, in the heart of Aztec empire
S02E06
The Gold Rush, for a fistful of nuggets
S02E07
Black Death, the invisible enemy
S02E08
The Fronde
S02E09
Al Capone, child of prohibition
S02E10
The Olympic Games, a mirror to society
S02E11
Gutenberg, visionary inventor
S02E12
The Suffragettes, battle for the ballot box
S02E13
The fall of Quebec, France loses America