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
Source: Onthisday.com
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