Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his “Atoms for Peace” speech at the United Nations in New York.
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Frank Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped.
Abraham Lincoln issued his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
SpaceX became the first private company to launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft.
Sophie's Choice, directed by Alan J. Pakula, was released.
The Commonwealth of Independent States was formed by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
