American Civil War: <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_Andrew_Johnson" id="mwUw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="President Andrew Johnson">President Andrew Johnson</a> issues a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conclusion_of_the_American_Civil_War#Andrew_Johnson's_May_9_declaration_(May_9)" id="mwVA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Conclusion of the American Civil War">proclamation ending belligerent rights</a> of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships.