This song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s and
is considered the Four Tops’ signature song. It was the number one song
on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks.

 
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower   (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969)

Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953
until 1961. He was a five-star general in the U.S. Army. During World
War ll, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in
Europe.

General Eisenhower

Time does fly! Thank you all for visiting and I hope you will continue! B.K.

The crisis began on Sunday October 14, 1962 when a United States Air Force U-2
aircraft on a photoreconnaissance mission captured photographic evidence of
Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba (examples below).  

The United States considered attacking Cuba via air and sea, and settled on a
military "quarantine" of Cuba. The confrontation ended on October 28, 1962,
when President Kennedy and U.N. Secretary-General U Thant reached a
public and secret agreement with Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev. The
quarantine officially ended on November 20, 1962. 

The SS-4 "Sandal" intermediate range missile

  

The Lockheed U-2 intelligence aircraft

On Monday October 22, President Kennedy announced the discovery
of the missile installations to the public in a nationwide televised
address.