The Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
The siege lasted for a total of thirteen days.
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US General Eisenhower bid to raise $170 million in aid to help European Jews.
The movie 'Trainspotting' arrived in UK cinemas.
China announced that the Coronavirus had created the country's worst health emergency since 1949.
The United States of America leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, with the lease lasting an indefinite period.
During WWII, the German town of Pforzheim was annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers.
