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The Cuban Missile Crisis began when President John F. Kennedy announced the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, leading to a U.S. blockade. The U.S. was prepared to invade if diplomacy failed. Ultimately, an agreement was reached where the USSR withdrew missiles from Cuba and the U.S. from Turkey, ending the crisis on November 20. In 1721, Peter the Great declared Russia an empire, modernizing the country while enforcing absolutism. He eliminated local autonomies and expanded Russian influence in Asia and Central Europe. In 1895, a high-speed train crashed into the Montparnasse station in Paris, but miraculously, all passengers survived, except for one woman killed by debris.