Updated October 22, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced that American reconnaissance planes discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, marking the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis on this day in 1962. Get This Happened straight to your inbox ✉️ each day! Sign up here. What did President Kennedy reveal in his televised address?In his address, President Kennedy revealed that American reconnaissance planes had discovered evidence of Soviet nuclear missile installations in Cuba. He also announced that he had ordered a naval “quarantine” of Cuba to prevent further Sovie…