Henry Laurens became the first person to be cremated in the US.
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SpaceX became the first private company to launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft.
Abraham Lincoln issued his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his 'Atoms for Peace' speech at the United Nations in New York.
US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles.
The Commonwealth of Independent States was formed by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
