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Pope John Paul II born, 1920
On May 18, 1920, Karol Jozef Wojtyla is born in the Polish town of Wadowice, 35 miles southwest of Krakow. Wojtyla went on to become Pope John Paul II, history…
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The Cuban Missile Crisis on History.com and Beyond
Fifty years ago today, the Cuban Missile Crisis moved into a new phase as John F. Kennedy addressed the nation, revealing that Soviet missile bases had been discovered in Cuba. He also announced a naval quarantine of the island designed to ...













