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U-2 Incident (1960)
On May 1, 1960, a U.S. U-2 spy plane was shot down over Soviet airspace, exposing a top-secret American surveillance program and escalating Cold War tensions. But what really happened, and how did it ...
The story of the Soviet leader’s time in power, his policies against Jews, and his relationship with Israel and Zionism ...
the Administration made what was likely the second notable muscle machine requisition request in government history (after the chase vehicles required to guide U-2 spy planes in for landings from ...
The infamous event, known as the 1960 U-2 incident, made front page headlines and eventually formed the basis for the 2015 Steven Spielberg movie "Bridge of Spies." "if you were around in the sixties, ...
July 6: President Eisenhower cancels the 700,000 tons of sugar remaining in Cuba's quota for 1960. July 8 ... of being deterred by clouds, a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance flight over Cuba photographs ...
Francis Gary Powers, pilot of the USA U-2 spy plane which crashed in Russia, May 1960,. Picture: Keystone/Getty Images In 1960, there was an international incident when a U-2 crashed in Russia and ...
US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin confirmed last week that the U-2 and other aircraft are taking part in ...
Caleb Wilson, 20, died last month following an off-campus incident. Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of a Southern University and A&M College student during an ...
Philadelphia Police Department A man in Philadelphia opened fire on two people, ages 15 and 20, during a road rage incident. On Monday, March 10, an unidentified male believed to be 40 to 45 years ...
Bengaluru: A 36-year-old homemaker alleged that two scooter-borne men harassed her and her daughter at a juice shop in Rajajinagar recently. Roopa (name changed), a resident of Kamakshipalya, in ...