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.
President H. W. Bush gave Iraq the ultimatum that they had 24 hours to get their forces out of Kuwait or face war.
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.
