The Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
The siege lasted for a total of thirteen days.
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The full-length, uncensored version of Schindler's List aired on NBC, receiving 65 million viewers.
During WWII, the German town of Pforzheim was annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers.
The movie 'Trainspotting' arrived in UK cinemas.
US General Eisenhower bid to raise $170 million in aid to help European Jews.
NASA successfully launched the third of its advanced series 2 GPS satellites into orbit.
