The Soviet Union, on this day in 1962, exchanged capture American
U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers (above) for the Soviet spy Rudolph Ivanovich Abel (below) being held by the U.S.
Alleged Russian spy Rudolf Abel (right) steps down from a patrol
wagon.
The Glienicke bridge just after the Powers swap.
Francis Gary Powers with his U-2 Reconnaissance Aircraft.
On this day in 1992, Mike Tyson (in handcuffs) was convicted in Indianapolis of raping Desiree Washington, Miss Black American contestant.
Arthur Miller’s "Death of a Salesman" opened at the
Morocco Theatre in New York City on this day in 1949.
Left: Mildred Dunnock, Arthur Kennedy, Cameron Mitchell and
Lee J. Cobb in a scene from "Death Of A Salesman".
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005)