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
President Roosevelt delivers the “Day of Infamy” speech to a joint session of CongressFDR’s Day of Infamy Speech

1941: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his famous “Day of Infamy” speech to a joint session of Congress a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

1965: Pope Paul VI closes final session of the Second Vatican Council – an influential ecumenical council that significantly modernized church practices

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