US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty eliminating medium-range nuclear missiles.
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Frank Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped.
Henry Laurens became the first person to be cremated in the US.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his 'Day of Infamy' speech to the US Congress – a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The Clifton Suspension Bridge was finally opened.
Metallica became the first band to have performed on all seven continents when they held a concert in Antarctica.