1960 ⟶ U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down Over USSR
American pilot Francis Gary Powers is shot down in his U-2 s...
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✈️ 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
🤝 US Severes Diplomatic Relations with Cuba
President Eisenhower severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.⟶
CubaUSDiplomacyCold WarPoliticsForeign Relations
🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy Becomes US President
John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States.⟶
USKennedyPresidentPoliticsCold WarLeadership
🤝 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