WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: ) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22: CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS AT 50 Profile America -- Monday, October 22nd. One of the key events of the long-running Cold War started 50 years ago today -- the Cuban Missile Crisis. Ships and aircraft of the Soviet Union had brought nuclear-armed missiles into Cuba, only 90 miles from the U.S. On this date in 1962, President John F. Kennedy made a national television address, demanding the removal of Soviet missiles, launch equipment and bombers from Cuba. He also imposed a naval quarantine to prevent further weapons from reaching Cuba....
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