America250 — 250 years since 1776. Explore two and a half centuries of American history. Start the tour
Home / On This Day
On

May 1

Prev day Today Next day

Anniversaries in American history that fall on May 1.

1960 · Events / Crises & Standoffs
The U-2 Incident
The 1960 spy-plane shootdown that wrecked a superpower summit
The U-2 Incident