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Today in History: February 10, ‘Bridge of Spies’ prisoner exchange

Also on this date, world chess champion Garry Kasparov lost the first game of a match in Philadelphia against an IBM computer dubbed “Deep Blue”

Picture taken on April 29, 1984 of the Glienicke bridge, or Brücke der Einheit, which was used by the Soviet Union and the United States to exchange captured spies during the Cold War. The berlin wall was built by the East German government to seal off East Berlin from the part of the city occupied by the three main western powers (USA, Great Britain and France), and to prevent mass illegal emigration to the West. The wall, built along the border between German Democratic Republic (GDR) and Federal Republic of Germany, was the scene of the shooting of many East Germans who tried to escape from GDR. The two countries remained divided until November 1989 when the wall was unexpectedly opened following increased pressure for political reform in GDR. (Photo by JOEL ROBINE / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOEL ROBINE/AFP via Getty Images)
Picture taken on April 29, 1984 of the Glienicke bridge, or Brücke der Einheit, which was used by the Soviet Union and the United States to exchange captured spies during the Cold War. The berlin wall was built by the East German government to seal off East Berlin from the part of the city occupied by the three main western powers (USA, Great Britain and France), and to prevent mass illegal emigration to the West. The wall, built along the border between German Democratic Republic (GDR) and Federal Republic of Germany, was the scene of the shooting of many East Germans who tried to escape from GDR. The two countries remained divided until November 1989 when the wall was unexpectedly opened following increased pressure for political reform in GDR. (Photo by JOEL ROBINE / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOEL ROBINE/AFP via Getty Images)
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On the Glienicke Bridge connecting West Berlin and East Germany, the Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States.

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