The Yuma Project provides water to irrigate 68,091 acres in the vicinity of the towns of Yuma, Somerton, and Gadsden in Arizona, and Bard and Winterhaven in California. Construction work on Laguna Diversion Dam began in July 1905. The Laguna Diversion Dam was completed in 1909 to furnish the diversion for the Yuma Main Canal. The dam was the first dam built on the Colorado River and subsequently ended boat travel to the north. | Yuma Then & Now

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The Cuban Missile Crisis—among the most frightening events of the Cold War—kicked into high gear on October 22, 1962. In a dramatic 18-minute televised speech, President Kennedy shocked the nation by revealing “unmistakable evidence” of a nuclear missile threat. For the key moments, major players and a timeline of the 13-day standoff, visit https://www.history.com/articles/cuban-missile-crisis-timeline-jfk-khrushchev #HISTORY | HISTORY

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