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Mayday, Eisenhower, and Khrushchev: The Affair that Changed the Cold War
On May 1, 1960, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, triggering a political firestorm that threatened to unravel the fragile détente between the two superpowers. The incident, known as the "Mayday Affair,"...
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