@NCSCgov: #OTD 1957, Soviet spy Rudolph Abel was arrested for espionage. His undoing began when a Brooklyn newsboy found a hollow nickel containing a coded message, drawing @FBI interest. Abel was later exchanged for American U-2 pilot Gary Powers, a prisoner of the USSR.

#OTD 1957, Soviet spy Rudolph Abel was arrested for espionage. His undoing began when a Brooklyn newsboy found a hollow nickel containing a coded message, drawing @FBI interest. Abel was later exchanged for American U-2 pilot Gary Powers, a prisoner of the USSR. pic.twitter.com/sBwHlHeo24

— NCSC (@NCSCgov) June 21, 2024