During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Robert McNamara experienced a poignant moment while leaving the Pentagon, contemplating the possibility of it being his last sunset.

Sept. 13, 2011 -- President Kennedy, a student of history and President Lincoln, joked darkly after his triumph in the Cuban Missile Crisis that it might be a good night to go to the theater.

At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, Eastern Daylight Time, the American blockade of Cuba becomes effective. 25 Russian ships are en route to Cuba on what may be a collision course in more than one ...