The Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
The siege lasted for a total of thirteen days.
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In a televised statement, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, announced that he would conduct a 'special military operation' against Ukraine.
The United States of America leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, with the lease lasting an indefinite period.
China announced that the Coronavirus had created the country's worst health emergency since 1949.
Polio vaccines were given to the first group of children in the US at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The movie 'Trainspotting' arrived in UK cinemas.
