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Khrushchev prepares 1959/8/17

Khrushchev Trip to the U.S.

Sept 15, 1959 - Khrushchev arrived in U.S. for 13 days

Dec. 4 1959 - Ike began 18-day goodwill trip to 11 countries by jet

Feb. 10, 1960 - De Gaulle tested first French A-bomb

Feb. 13- Russia-Cuba Trade Pact Feb. 25 - Ike began 10-day trip to South America

March 24, 1960 - Ike agreed to stop U.S. atomic tests

U-2 Crisis

April 9, 1960 - resumption of U-2 flights - possible ICBM site at Plesetsk April 16 - Sino-Soviet split made public

May 1 - Gary Powers' U-2 shot down by SAM-2 missile

May 3 - "weather plane" cover story released to press

May 6 - U.S. named Powers as pilot of the "weather plane"

May 7 - Ike learned from Malik slip that Powers was alive

May 11 - Khrushchev displayed U-2 remains in Moscow's "second U.S. Exhibition" May 14 - Ike trip to Paris Big Four summit on Air Force One jet May 15 - Khrushchev threat against U-2 bases; U.S. put on DefCon 3 alert

May 16 - Khrushchev cancelled Ike's Moscow visit; refused any summit agreements

May 19 - Ike left Paris after Khru shook fist

May 22 - Midas 2 launched -1st infrared spy satellite

July 1 - RB-47 shot down

Aug. 10, - Discoverer 13 launched

Aug. 18, 1960 - CORONA satellite launched - 1st photo spy satellite

Aug. 19, 1960 - Powers made confession during trial

Sep. 21- Khrushchev arrived in U.S. for 25 days

Nov. 4, 1960 - Kennedy defeated Nixon 34,227,096 to 34,108,546



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