27 October 1962 October 26, 2021 Author: Staff By refusing to agree to the firing of a nuclear torpedo at a US warship, Vasily Arkhipov averts nuclear war. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief." C.S. Lewis — Click here for more from C.S. Lewis Related posts: 9 July 1962 28 October 1962 5 October 1962 5 October 1962 16 October 1962 5 October 1962 5 October 1962 14 October 1962 19 March 1962 19 March 1962 Categories: History Tags: 1962, 27 October