Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his “Atoms for Peace” speech at the United Nations in New York.
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US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles.
SpaceX became the first private company to launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his 'Day of Infamy' speech to the US Congress – a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Henry Laurens became the first person to be cremated in the US.
The Commonwealth of Independent States was formed by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
