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October 14th

By: Michael Albanese, Fall Editior & Public Relations Manager
October 14, 2014
On this day in 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis began, which escalated USA/USSR tensions to all time highs during the Cold War. The Soviets were caught putting missiles on their Cuban bases, only 90 miles from the continental US.
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On this day in 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis began, which escalated USA/USSR tensions to all time highs during the Cold War. The Soviets were caught putting missiles on their Cuban bases, only 90 miles from the continental US.
On this day in 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis began, which escalated USA/USSR tensions to all time highs during the Cold War. The Soviets were caught putting missiles on their Cuban bases, only 90 miles from the continental US.
On this day in 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis began, which escalated USA/USSR tensions to all time highs during the Cold War. The Soviets were caught putting missiles on their Cuban bases, only 90 miles from the continental US.

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Michael Albanese
Michael Albanese, Fall Editior & Public Relations Manager
Michael Albanese is a senior at Colonia High School, and he has been a resident of Colonia, NJ his entire life. He enjoys secular courses like history and reading/writing, rather than math classes and is interested in sociopolitical culture. Albanese likes to write about society and entertainment and hopes to make a career in media. Michael enjoys travelling, and there are few places he wouldn’t want to visit. The internet and social media are a big part of Albanese’s life, but he also enjoys time spent with family and friends.
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