President Abraham Lincoln asked for 500,000 volunteers to join the military service.
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The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain.
NASA launched Gemini X, the tenth spaceflight of the Gemini program.
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the world's first perfect 10 for gymnastics at the 1976 Olympics.
Forest fires spread across large areas of Sweden.
American boxer Jersey Joe Walcott became the oldest heavyweight champion aged 37.