The United States of America leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, with the lease lasting an indefinite period.
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Silent Hill, the first installment in the Silent Hill series, was released for the PlayStation.
In a televised statement, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, announced that he would conduct a 'special military operation' against Ukraine.
The first-ever classified ad was published in The Times, London, UK.
President H. W. Bush gave Iraq the ultimatum that they had 24 hours to get their forces out of Kuwait or face war.
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg discovered the chemical element Plutonium.