800 women strikers for peace on 47 St near the UN Bldg / World Telegram and Sun Photo by Phil Stanziola, 1962, Library of Congress Public Domain Archive
At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the
United States came to the brink of nuclear war over
missiles placed in Cuba. With increasing tension,
both administrations were able to keep the peace
through compromise brought by debate and diplomacy
with each other.