The Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
The siege lasted for a total of thirteen days.
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The movie 'Trainspotting' arrived in UK cinemas.
The first-ever classified ad was published in The Times, London, UK.
During WWII, the German town of Pforzheim was annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers.
US General Eisenhower bid to raise $170 million in aid to help European Jews.
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg discovered the chemical element Plutonium.
