Mary Lizzie Mae BUZZELL

(b. 8 March 1882 , Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1963 , Old Orchard Beach, Maine, USA )

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Mary Lizzie Mae BUZZELL was born 8 March 1882 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Lizzie Mae BUZZELL was the child of John Martin BUZZELL and Hannah Dewolf HOWARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Mary Lizzie Mae married James Frank WILLIAMS 21 January 1909 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James Frank WILLIAMS was born 8 May 1873 in Westport Island, Maine, USA (Westport) (Jeremysquam). James Frank died abt. 1954 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA. James Frank was the child of Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS and Willietta "Etta" FOWLES.

Mary Lizzie Mae BUZZELL died abt. 1963 in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, USA.

living at Old Orchard Beach, Maine in 1956, according to article on death of brother, John A. Buzzell
Chronicle Telegram - Monday, December 03, 1956, Elyria, Ohio, Page 5

Daughter of John M Buzzell and Hannah (DeWolf) (Howard)

Her siblings:

Caleb C. Buzzell b: 1867 in Newburyport, Essex, MA, d. 30 SEP 1911 in Newburyport, Essex, MA

Agnes Isabel Buzzell b: 04 JAN 1868 in Newburyport, Essex, MA, m. William Scott Wilson 28 MAY 1885 in Newburyport, Essex, MA, d. 25 Oct 1927 in Newburyport, Essex, MA

John A. Buzzell b: DEC 1873, d. Dec 1956

Albert E. Buzzell b: 1875, m. Amy Cann, d. 24 DEC 1927 in Newburyport, Essex, MA

Oliver Eugene Buzzell, b. March 8, 1879 in Newburyport, Essex, MA, m. Mary Guinan Feb 21, 1900 in Newburyport, Essex, MA, d. aft. 1942

William Oscar Buzzell, b. March 4, 1887 in Newburyport, Essex, MA, d. 11 Feb 1961, Harrison County, Harrison, Ohio

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Mary Lizzie Mae BUZZELL married

James Frank WILLIAMS-- Date: 21 January 1909 Place: Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
James Frank WILLIAMS was the child of Alvin (Albion) John WILLIAMS and Willietta "Etta" FOWLES

Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915

name: James Frank Williams
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 21 Jan 1909
event place: Gloucester, , Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 36
marital status:
race:
birth date: 1873
birthplace: Westport, , Maine
marriage registration year:
marriage registration place: Newburyport, , Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1873
father: Alvin J Williams
father's titles & terms:
mother: Etta Fowler
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Mae Lizzie Buzzell
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's race:
spouse's marital status:
spouse's father: John M Buzzell
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Hannah Proctor
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
record number: 18427
film number: 2315509
digital folder number: 4329361
image number: 01012
number of images: 1

Marriage record corrected 12-18-1953 - is that the date of one of their deaths? Correction indicates that bride's mother was Hannah Howard, not Hannah Proctor.

January 21, 1909, Gloucester, Massachusetts
James Frank Williams, 36, first marriage, resides in Gloucester, blacksmith, born Westport, Me., son of Alvin J. and Etta Fowler

Mae Lizzie Buzzell, 26, first marriage, resides in Newburyport, at home, born Newburyport, daughter of John M. and Hannah Proctor

Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910, Volume 586, Page 617
www.americanancestors.org

Children of James Frank WILLIAMS and Mary Lizzie Mae BUZZELL:

John Howard WILLIAMS (b.5 November 1909, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 August 1987, Beverly, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Ila Frances GODDARD

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1882 Birth
Mary Lizzie Buzzell
March 8, 1882, Newburyport, Massachusetts
daughter of John M. and Hannah (Howard)
John is a teamster, born in Ossipee, New Hampshire
Hannah was born in Newburyport

Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910
Volume 331, Page 300
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 - Her Brother and His Family
name: Oliver E Buzzell
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 423 Newburyport city Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
birth date: Mar 1879
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son-in-law
father's birthplace: New Hampshire
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 0
estimated marriage year: 1900
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
page: 5
sheet letter: B
family number: 114
reference number: 96
film number: 1240646
digital folder number: 004113831
image number: 00622
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Andrew J Gynan M 34 New Hampshire
wife Clara E Gynan F 33 New Hampshire
son Herbert A Gynan M 13 New Hampshire
daughter Amand E Gynan F 10 New Hampshire
son Alfred N Gynan M 7 New Hampshire
daughter Mary L Buzzell F 46 New Hampshire
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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 Death of Her Father
John Martin Buzzell
died 17 DEC 1902 Newburyport, Essex, MA

name: John M. Buzzell
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 17 Dec 1902
event place: Newburyport, Massachusetts
residence: Newburyport, Massachusetts
street address:
gender: Male
age: 67
marital status: Married
occupation: Gardener
birth date:
birthplace: Eppington, N.H.
estimated birth year: 1835
burial date:
burial place: Newburyport
cemetery:
father: John
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace:
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace:
additional relatives:
spouse:
volume/ page/ certificate number: v 528 p 634
film number: 2057736
frame number:
digital folder number: 4289821
image number: 654

'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ NWXX-PZG : accessed 17 Nov 2012), John M. Buzzell, 1902.
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1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 Marriage / Partner
Mary Lizzie Mae BUZZELL and James Frank WILLIAMS 21 January 1909, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA (Annisquam)

She was 26 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1909 Birth of Child
John Howard WILLIAMS was born 5 November 1909, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Lizzie Mae was 27 years old.

1910 - Her Brother and His Family
name: Albert E Buzzell
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Newburyport Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New Hampshire
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 386
page number: 16
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Albert E Buzzell M 30y Massachusetts
wife Amy C Buzzell F 28y Canada
dau Elizabeth D Buzzell F 10y Massachusetts
dau Ethel M Buzzell F 8y Massachusetts
dau Mildred I Buzzell F 5y Canada
son Albert E Buzzell M 2y Massachusetts
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1910 - Her Brother and His Family
name: Caleb C Buzzell
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Newburyport Ward 4, Essex, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 39
page number: 8
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Caleb C Buzzell M 44y Massachusetts
wife Magurite E Buzzell F 49y Canada
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1910 - Her Brother and His Family
name: Oliver E Buzzell
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Newburyport Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New Hampshire
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 181
page number: 8
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Oliver E Buzzell M 30y Massachusetts
wife Mary Buzzell F 26y New Hampshire
dau Lillian Buzzell F 9y Massachusetts
dau Clara Buzzell F 7y Massachusetts
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1910 Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
name: Mae Williams
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Newburyport Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: New Hampshire
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 72
page number: 4
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self James F Williams M 37y Maine
wife Mae Williams F 28y Massachusetts
son John H Williams M y 5m Massachusetts
Hannah D Buzzell F 65y Massachusetts
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - Her Brother
name: Oliver Eugene Buzzell
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: Newburyport City no 20, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 08 Mar 1880
birthplace: , , United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1684577
digital folder number: 005216164
image number: 03241

'United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KZNX-6MC : accessed 25 Nov 2012), Oliver Eugene Buzzell, .
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - Her Brother and His Family
name: Albert E Buzzell
residence: Newburyport 6, Essex, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1878
age: 42
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820695
digital folder number: 4301092
image number: 00996
sheet number: 3
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Albert E Buzzell M 42y Massachusetts
wife Amy C Buzzell F 39y Canada
dau Ethel M Buzzell F 16y Massachusetts
dau Mildred I Buzzell F 13y Canada
son Albert E Buzzell M 11y Massachusetts
son Caleb C Buzzell M 7y Massachusetts
son Harold O Buzzell M 4y7m Massachusetts
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1920 Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
name: May E Williams
residence: Newburyport City 5, Essex, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1884
age: 36
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820695
digital folder number: 4301092
image number: 00952
sheet number: 12
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self May E Williams F 36y Massachusetts
son John H Williams M 10y Massachusetts
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1925 Death of Mother
Newburyport Daily News
Page: 21 April 1925, death notice of mother, Hannah.

Newburyport Daily News
Page: 23 April 1925, note of thanks re. funeral of Hannah (Howard)
Buzzell.

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 - Her Brother and Family
name: William O Buzzell
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Norwalk, Huron, Ohio
gender: Male
age: 44
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1886
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0020
family number: 306
sheet number and letter: 11A
line number: 21
nara publication: T626, roll 1823
film number: 2341557
digital folder number: 4639642
image number: 01009
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William O Buzzell M 44 Massachusetts
wife Abbie B Buzzell F 49 England
daughter Buelah Buzzell F 17 New York
daughter Irene Buzzell F 14 New York
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1930 - Her Brother's Family
name: Amy C Buzzell
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 49
marital status: Widowed
race: White
birthplace: Canada English
estimated birth year: 1881
immigration year: 1893
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Canada English
mother's birthplace: Canada English
enumeration district number: 0221
family number: 74
sheet number and letter: 3A
line number: 39
nara publication: T626, roll 901
film number: 2340636
digital folder number: 4606998
image number: 00522
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Amy C Buzzell M 49 Canada English
son Albert E Buzzell M 22 Massachusetts
son Caleb C Buzzell M 18 Massachusetts
son Harold O Buzzell M 14 Massachusetts
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - Her Brother and Family
name: John A Buzzell
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Salisbury Town, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
age: 66
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1874
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 5-374
family number: 252
sheet number and letter: 11B
line number: 68
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1590
digital folder number: 005460862
image number: 00079
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head John A Buzzell M 66 Massachusetts
wife Eliza B Buzzell F 62 Massachusetts
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1940 - Her Brother and Family
name: William O Buzzell
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 2, Norwalk City, Norwalk Township, Huron, Ohio, United States
gender: Male
age: 63
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1877
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 39-24
family number: 253
sheet number and letter: 11B
line number: 72
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3088
digital folder number: 005460519
image number: 00666
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William O Buzzell M 63 Massachusetts
wife Abigail Buzzell F 57 England
daughter Buleah Buzzell F 27 New York
daughter Irene Buzzell F 24 New York
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1940 - Her Brother
name: Oliver E Buzzell
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 3, Boston, Boston City, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
gender: Male
age: 54
marital status: Widowed
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Lodger
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1886
residence in 1935: Same Place
enumeration district number: 15-123
family number: 61
sheet number and letter: 2B
line number: 76
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 1660
digital folder number: 005460932
image number: 00719
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head John J Union M 43 Massachusetts
lodger Oliver E Buzzell M 54 Massachusetts
lodger Domenic Garnine M 29 Italy
lodger William F Whidden M 33 Massachusetts
lodger Mon Gee Lee M 45 China
lodger Lee Yee M 47 China
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1942 - Her Brother
name: Oliver Eugene Buzzell
event: Draft Registration
event date: 1942
event place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
gender: Male
birth date: 08 Mar 1879
nara publication title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Massachusetts
nara publication number: M2090
arc identifier:
film number: 2372505
digital folder number: 004157478
image number: 05718
daughter Mrs. Joshua Eaton of Seabrook, NH is nearest relative

'United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ V125-LDV : accessed 25 Nov 2012), Oliver Eugene Buzzell, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publications M1939, M1936, and M1937; FHL microfilm 2372505.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

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