This clip is from the series Hunting for History. A typical question which historians debate is how serious the Cuban Missile Crisis was and whether nuclear war was a realistic possibility.

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.

The Cuban missile crisis was the moment during the Cold War ... is declared dead A Look Inside The Continental Mark II, One Of History's Most Legendary Automobiles 25 famous TV quotes everyone ...

The negotiation would come to be known as the Cuban Missile Crisis and would be one of Kennedy's most lasting legacies. Narrator: The Soviets seemed intent on testing the quarantine line that ...

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 ...

Writing in the Times, he suggested that could trigger a confrontation similar to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The extraordinary warning came as the government scrambles to justify the proposed ...