1960 ⟶ Soviet Jet Downs US Reconnaissance Plane

A Soviet fighter jet shoots down an RB-47 reconnaissance pla...
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🗣️ The Kitchen Debate

During the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow US Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet First Secretary Khrushchev openly debate the capacities of each Superpower. This conversation is known as the Kitchen Debate.⟶
The Kitchen Debate (1959)
USUSSRCold WarNixonKhrushchevPropagandaCultureIdeologyDebate

✈️ 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.⟶
Soviet Jet Downs US Reconnaissance Plane (1960)
USSRUSEspionageCold WarAviationMilitaryBarents SeaIncidentReconnaissance

✈️ 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 Spy Plane Shot Down Over USSR (1960)
U-2 Incidentspy planeUSSoviet UnionCold WarespionageEisenhowerpoliticsintelligence

🗣️ 22nd Soviet Party Congress Held

22nd Soviet Party Congress held in USSR.⟶
USSRSoviet UnionCommunismPoliticsIdeologyKhrushchevCold War

⚔️ Checkpoint Charlie Standoff

Checkpoint Charlie standoff between US and Soviet tanks begins.⟶
Checkpoint Charlie Standoff (1961)
BerlinGermanyCold WarUSUSSREuropeTensionsMilitaryCrisis

🕵️ Soviet Spy Dieter Gerhardt Arrested

Soviet spy Dieter Gerhardt is arrested in New York.⟶
Soviet Spy Dieter Gerhardt Arrested (1983)
EspionageSoviet UnionCold WarIntelligenceUSGerhardt