1962 ⟶ Francis Gary Powers and Rudolf Abel Spy Swap
American pilot Francis Gary Powers is exchanged for senior K...
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☢️ Rosenberg Espionage Trial Conviction
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of espionage for their role in passing atomic secrets to the Soviets during and after World War II; they were executed on June 19, 1953.⟶
EspionageRosenberg TrialAtomic SecretsUSSRCold WarUSNuclearEspionageJune
✈️ U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down Over USSR
American pilot Francis Gary Powers is shot down in his U-2 spy plane while flying at high altitude over the Soviet Union, resulting in the U-2 Incident, an embarrassment for President Eisenhower.⟶
U-2 Incidentspy planeUSSoviet UnionCold WarespionageEisenhowerpoliticsintelligence
✈️ Soviet Jet Downs US Reconnaissance Plane
A Soviet fighter jet shoots down an RB-47 reconnaissance plane over the Barents Sea, resulting in the 1960 RB-47 shootdown incident.⟶
USSRUSEspionageCold WarAviationMilitaryBarents SeaIncidentReconnaissance
☢️ Jupiter Missile Deployment to Turkey
Jupiter IRBM deployment to Turkey begins, joining the Jupiters deployed to Italy as well as the Thor IRBMs deployed to the UK as nuclear missiles placed within striking distance of Moscow.⟶
Cold Warnuclear weaponsmissile deploymentTurkeyUSUSSRnuclear arms raceIRBM
🤝 Francis Gary Powers and Rudolf Abel Spy Swap
American pilot Francis Gary Powers is exchanged for senior KGB spy Colonel Rudolf Abel.⟶
SpyEspionageCold WarUSSRUSCIAKGBPrisoner ExchangeU-2 Incident
🕵️ Soviet Spy Dieter Gerhardt Arrested
Soviet spy Dieter Gerhardt is arrested in New York.⟶
EspionageSoviet UnionCold WarIntelligenceUSGerhardt