Abraham Lincoln issued his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
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SpaceX became the first private company to launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft.
Sophie's Choice, directed by Alan J. Pakula, was released.
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.
Metallica became the first band to have performed on all seven continents when they held a concert in Antarctica.
