Having sought to purchase arms from the United States to no avail, Gamal Abdel Nasser reaches an agreement with the Soviet Union to buy arms; the deal is signed with Czechoslovakia and includes more than $250 million worth of Soviet weaponry, including fighter jets, long-range bombers, battle tanks, and various artillery.
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