1863 Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South.
1941 US and Britain declare war on Japan, US enters World War II.
1941 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers “Day of Infamy” speech to US Congress a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
1965 Pope Paul VI signs 2nd Vatican council.
1966 US and USSR sign treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons in outer space.
2004 Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the Union of South American Nations.
Today’s Historical Events
Today In Film & Tv
1978 “The Deer Hunter”, directed by Michael Cimino and starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep, premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Best Picture 1979).
Today In Music
1813 Ludwig van Beethoven’s 7th Symphony in A, premieres in Vienna with Beethoven conducting.
Today In Sport
1978 Commencement of the 1st day/night World Series Cricket supertest at VFL Park, Melbourne.
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1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his “Atoms for Peace” speech at the United Nations in New York.
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1982 Norman Mayer holds Washington Monument hostage, demanding an end to nuclear weapons. Is killed by police after 10 hrs (he had no explosives).
