It was a year long celebration, with the biggest events taking place on July 4th. In 1976, The United States celebrated the Bicentennial of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. In 1960, on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Elvis scandalized adults and thrilled teens. He began the year as a regional favorite and ended the year with 17 recordings having been on the Billboard’s Top 100 singles chart, 11 TV appearances, and a movie. (Garner) Bond was born, this was the year that the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, became an international sensation. Add Evelyn's birthday or the date she died to see a list of historic events
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