In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U2 reconnaissance plane near Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers. Imprisoned for espionage, Powers was released by the Soviets in 1962 in exchange for a Soviet spy captured by the United States.
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Actor Glen Ford (1916)
TV personality Jack Paar (1918)
Author Joseph Heller (1923)
Former astronaut Scott Carpenter (1925)
Singer Judy Collins (1939)
Singer Ray Parker Jr. (1954)
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"Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines."