may 1, 1960 - U2 Incident
Description:
The incident when an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. The U.S. denied the true purpose of the plane at first, but was forced to when the U.S.S.R. produced the living pilot and the largely intact plane to validate their claim of being spied on aerially.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 1, 1960
Now
~ 65 years ago