Dwight D. Eisenhower - U.S. one-man U-2 spy plane was reportedly shot down at high altitude over Soviet airspace
Time: Sunday May 1, 1960
Place: U.S.S.R.
Details: On May 1, 1960, a U.S. one-man U-2 spy plane was reportedly shot down at high altitude over Soviet airspace. The flight was made to gain photo intelligence before the scheduled opening of an east-west summit conference, which had been scheduled in Paris, 15 days later.
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On This Day - 1 May
Roman Empire-Diocletian became the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate his title
Monday May 1, 305 - Nicomedia, Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire-Albert was assassinated (Albert I of Germany)
Tuesday May 1, 1308 - Windisch, Austria
Elizabeth Woodville-Edward IV married Elizabeth
Sunday May 1, 1464 - Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Johann Sebastian Bach-Mother's Death
Saturday May 1, 1694 - Eisenach, Germany
Mozart-Mozart and Metastasio
Saturday May 1, 1773 - Salzburg, Austria
George Washington-President of the United States
Friday May 1, 1789 - New York, U.S.
Flag of the United States-15 Stars
Friday May 1, 1795 - U.S.
German revolutions of 1848–1849-A Constituent National Assembly was elected in late April and early May
Monday May 1, 1848 - Central Europe (Present-Day Paulsplatz, Paulsplatz, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse 60311, Germany)
German revolutions of 1848–1849-A meeting of the democratic people's associations was held in Kaiserslautern
Tuesday May 1, 1849 - Central Europe (Present-Day Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Memorial day-African-Americans parade
Monday May 1, 1865 - Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Eiffel Tower-Lockroy announced an alteration to the terms of the open competition being held for a centrepiece to the exposition
Saturday May 1, 1886 - France
Joseph Stalin-May day 1900
Tuesday May 1, 1900 - Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire Or Georgia
Joseph Stalin-May day 1901
Wednesday May 1, 1901 - Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire (Now Georgia)
Josip Broz Tito-May day
Saturday May 1, 1909 - Kumrovec, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary (Now Croatia)
Hungarian–Romanian War-Romania Was Ordered To Leave Bessarabia
Thursday May 1, 1919 - Moldova (Then Bessarabia)
Hungarian–Romanian War-Romania controled The Entire East bank of The Tisza River
Thursday May 1, 1919 - Tisza River, Hungary
Joseph Goebbels-Goebbels converted the 1 May holiday from a celebration of workers' rights into a day celebrating the NSDAP
Monday May 1, 1933 - Germany
Josip Broz Tito-Calling on the people to unite in a battle against the occupation
Thursday May 1, 1941 - Yugoslavia
Joseph Goebbels-Vice-Admiral Voss saw Goebbels for the last time
Tuesday May 1, 1945 - Berlin, Germany
Joseph Goebbels-Goebbels' letter informed Chuikov of Hitler's death
Tuesday May 1, 1945 - Berlin, Germany
Joseph Goebbels-Goebbels arranged to eliminate his children by injected morphine
Tuesday May 1, 1945 - Berlin, Germany
Joseph Goebbels-Goebbels killed himself
Tuesday May 1, 1945 - Berlin, Germany
Martin Bormann-Bormann left the Führerbunker
Tuesday May 1, 1945 at 11:00:00 PM - Obersalzberg, Berchtesgaden, Germany
Falklands War-Black Buck 1
Saturday May 1, 1982 - Falklands
Central Park Jogger Case-Donald Trump Action
Monday May 1, 1989 - Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Central Park Jogger Case-Meili Aftermath
Monday May 1, 1989 - Manhattan, New York, U.S.
World Trade Organization-Renato Ruggiero
Monday May 1, 1995 - Geneva, Switzerland
Theresa May-A Seat in Parliament
Thursday May 1, 1997 - Maidenhead, England
International Monetary Fund-Horst Köhler
Monday May 1, 2000 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Dwayne Johnson-Johnson Successfully Defended His Title
Monday May 1, 2000 - Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
September 11 (9/11) Attacks-A Group presently in the United States
Tuesday May 1, 2001 - White House, Washington D.C., U.S.
SARS Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)-New SARS infections in China
Saturday May 1, 2004 - China
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan-Erdoğan's visit to Israel
Sunday May 1, 2005 - Israel
IBM-Lenovo
Sunday May 1, 2005 - Hong Kong, China
Lionel Messi-1st Goal
Sunday May 1, 2005 - Barcelona, Spain
Kobe Bryant-Bryant's second child
Monday May 1, 2006 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Barack Obama-Bin Laden Death
Sunday May 1, 2011 - Pakistan
September 11 (9/11) Attacks-Bin Laden was killed by American Special Forces
Sunday May 1, 2011 - Abbottabad, Pakistan
Lionel Messi-Heavy defeat
Wednesday May 1, 2013 - Barcelona, Spain
New York Stock Exchange-Market rules violation
Thursday May 1, 2014 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Xerox-Resign as part of a deal
Tuesday May 1, 2018 - U.S.
Roman Republic-Valerius was awarded a triumph for the victory
Wednesday May 1, 475 BC - Roman Republic (Present-Day Rome, Italy)
Kamehameha I Birth
Thursday May 1, 1738 - Hawaii
Capture of Salvador
Thursday May 1, 1625 - Salvador
Occupation of Guadeloupe (1759)
Tuesday May 1, 1759 - Guadeloupe
Jacob Albright Birth
Tuesday May 1, 1759 - Fox Mountain
Gottfried Rieger Birth
Tuesday May 1, 1764 - Opavice
Benjamin Latrobe Birth
Tuesday May 1, 1764 - Yorkshire
Frederick Henry appointed a viceroy
Thursday May 1, 1625 - Holland
May 1960
John F. Kennedy-Saint Anselm College Speech
Thursday May 5, 1960 - Saint Anselm College, Goffstown, New Hampshire, U.S.
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Margaret married Armstrong-Jones
Friday May 6, 1960 - London, England, United Kingdom
Laser-Theodore H. Maiman operated the first functioning laser
Monday May 16, 1960 - Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, California, U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Stupid U-2 business
May, 1960 - Paris, France
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle hosted a superpower summit
Tuesday May 17, 1960 - Paris, France
1960
Juan Carlos I-Education
1960 - Complutense University of Madrid, Av. Séneca, Madrid, Spain
Harald V-Education
1960 - Oxford, England
The Beatles-The Joining of Stuart Sutcliffe
Jan, 1960 - Liverpool, England
Algerian War-Major demonstrations in Algiers
1960 - Algiers, Algeria
Akio Morita-Producing The First Transistor Television In The World
1960 - Tokyo, Japan
Harald V-His First official Journey abroad
Jan, 1960 - U.S.
Josip Broz Tito-Tito met President Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960 - U.S.
World Bank-International Development Association (IDA)
1960 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Cameras-German Mec 16 SB
1960 - Germany
Computer animation-The first computer-drawn Film
1960 - Stockholm, Sweden
Warren Buffett-Seven Partnerships
1960 - U.S.
John F. Kennedy-Presidential Nomination Announcement
Saturday Jan 2, 1960 - U.S.
Internet-Man-Computer Symbiosis
Jan, 1960 - U.S.
Edward VIII-A Family Album
1960 - France
Qaboos bin Said al Said-Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
1960 - Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, England, United Kingdom
Audrey Hepburn-Second BAFTA Award
1960 - London, England, United Kingdom
Algerian War-De Gaulle called on his ineffective army to remain loyal
Friday Jan 29, 1960 - Paris, France
Algerian War-Most of the Army heeded De Gaulle's call
Monday Feb 1, 1960 - Algiers, Algeria
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Mountbatten-Windsor would be the surname of her and her husband's male-line descendants
Monday Feb 8, 1960 - England, United Kingdom
Nuclear Power-First nuclear weapon test in France
Saturday Feb 13, 1960 - France
Charles de Gaulle-France became the world's fourth nuclear power
Saturday Feb 13, 1960 - Algiers, Algeria
Sony Corporation-Founding SCA
Monday Feb 15, 1960 - 25 Madison Avenue, New York City, New York, U.S.
Akio Morita-Establishing The Sony Corporation of America
Monday Feb 15, 1960 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Cuban Missile Crisis-Missile gap
1960 - Cuba
Ruby Bridges-William Frantz Elementary School
1960 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Margaret's announcement of her engagement
Friday Feb 26, 1960 - London, England, United Kingdom
Fidel Castro-Relations between Cuba and the U.S.
Mar, 1960 - Havana harbor, Havana, Cuba
Laser-U.S. Patent Office denied Gould's application, and awarded a patent to Bell Labs
1960 - U.S.
Pope Francis-Officially became a Jesuit
Saturday Mar 12, 1960 - Santiago, Chile
Bay of Pigs Invasion-The CIA Put forward their Plan
Thursday Mar 17, 1960 - U.S.
Pedro López (serial killer)-López placed up with US immigrant family
1960 - Venadillo, Colombia
Ruby Bridges-The integration of the New Orleans school system
1960 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Bay of Pigs Invasion-Recruitment
Apr, 1960 - Miami, Florida, U.S.
Bay of Pigs Invasion-Transfering FRD rebels To Useppa Island
Apr, 1960 - Useppa Island, Florida, U.S.
Audrey Hepburn-The Unforgiven
Apr, 1960 - U.S.
James Bond-For Your Eyes Only was published
Monday Apr 11, 1960 - London, England, United Kingdom
Anna May Wong-Hollywood Walk of Fame
1960 - 1708 Vine Street, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
John F. Kennedy-Saint Anselm College Speech
Thursday May 5, 1960 - Saint Anselm College, Goffstown, New Hampshire, U.S.
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Margaret married Armstrong-Jones
Friday May 6, 1960 - London, England, United Kingdom
Laser-Theodore H. Maiman operated the first functioning laser
Monday May 16, 1960 - Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, California, U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Stupid U-2 business
May, 1960 - Paris, France
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle hosted a superpower summit
Tuesday May 17, 1960 - Paris, France
Atomic Bomb-The 1960 Fort Dix IM-99 accident
Tuesday Jun 7, 1960 - New Jersey, U.S.
Anna May Wong-Portrait in Black
Jun, 1960 - U.S.
W. E. B. Du Bois-Du Bois celebrated the creation of the Republic of Ghana
1960 - Ghana
Flag of the United States-The Current Flag
Monday Jul 4, 1960 - U.S.
Flag of the United States-Design
Jul, 1960 - U.S.
United Nations-UN established United Nations Operation in the Congo
Thursday Jul 14, 1960 - Congo
Audrey Hepburn-Sean Hepburn Ferrer
Sunday Jul 17, 1960 - U.S.
Christmas Island-The Media Statement of The Minister For Territories
Friday Aug 5, 1960 - Christmas Island
Cypriot intercommunal violence-Republic of Cyprus was proclaimed
Monday Aug 15, 1960 - Cyprus
The Beatles-Moving to Hamburg
Wednesday Aug 17, 1960 - Hamburg, Germany
Fidel Castro-Travelling to New York City for the General Assembly of the United Nations
Sep, 1960 - Hotel Theresa, Harlem, New York, U.S.
Indira Gandhi-Her Husband Death
Wednesday Sep 7, 1960 - New Delhi, India
Pam Foreman Testroet-Salute
1960 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Ho Chi Minh-Lê Duẩn was officially named Party Leader
Saturday Sep 10, 1960 - Vietnam
1973 oil crisis-Baghdad Conference
Wednesday Sep 14, 1960 - Baghdad, Iraq
Yasunari Kawabata-An Officer
1960 - France
Fidel Castro-The Committees for the Defense of the Revolution
Wednesday Sep 28, 1960 - Havana, Cuba
Pedro López (serial killer)-López was assaulted by a teacher
1960 - Venadillo, Colombia
Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Start of an economic embargo
Thursday Oct 13, 1960 - Cuba
Fidel Castro-The U.S. Prohibited the Majority of Exports to Cuba
Thursday Oct 13, 1960 - U.S
Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Retaliation
Friday Oct 14, 1960 - Cuba
Fidel Castro-The Retaliation
Friday Oct 14, 1960 - Cuba
Bank of America-Commercial National Bank became North Carolina National Bank
1960 - Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Neil Armstrong-Resigning his Commission
Friday Oct 21, 1960 - California, U.S.
Fidel Castro-U.S. Companies' Nationalization
Tuesday Oct 25, 1960 - Cuba
Muhammad Ali Clay-Professional debut
Saturday Oct 29, 1960 - U.S.
Diego Maradona-Birth
Sunday Oct 30, 1960 - Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bay of Pigs Invasion-The CIA Fail
Monday Oct 31, 1960 - Cuba
Richard Nixon-Losing the 1960 United States presidential election
Tuesday Nov 8, 1960 - U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower-The cork in the bottle
Nov, 1960 - U.S.
Xerox-Wilson Center for Research and Technology
1960 - Webster, New York, U.S.
Ruby Bridges-Judge J. Skelly Wright's court order for the first day of integrated schools in New Orleans
Monday Nov 14, 1960 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Ruby Bridges-Barbara Henry
Monday Nov 14, 1960 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Bay of Pigs Invasion-Telling President-elect John Kennedy about the outline plans
Friday Nov 18, 1960 - U.S.
Ruby Bridges-White parents began bringing their children
Nov, 1960 - New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
The Beatles-Harrison's deportation
Sunday Nov 20, 1960 - Hamburg, Germany
Bay of Pigs Invasion-The Chiefs' Meeting
Tuesday Nov 29, 1960 - U.S.
Ho Chi Minh-North Vietnam created the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam
Dec, 1960 - Vietnam
Laser-Ali Javan, and William R. Bennett, and Donald Herriott, constructed the first gas laser
1960 - New Jersey, U.S.
Algerian War-Secret Army Organization
Saturday Dec 3, 1960 - Algeria
Mamie Till-Till graduation
1960 - Chicago, Illinois, United States
Disasters with highest death tolls-December 1960 nor'easter
1960 - U.S.
Che Guevara-A trade agreement in East Berlin
Saturday Dec 17, 1960 - East Germany
Queen Elizabeth II-Elizabeth II attended Commonwealth Conference
1960 - London, United Kingdom
Vietnam War-Military Deaths In 1960
1960 - Vietnam