President H. W. Bush gave Iraq the ultimatum that they had 24 hours to get their forces out of Kuwait or face war.
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The Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
NASA successfully launched the third of its advanced series 2 GPS satellites into orbit.
Polio vaccines were given to the first group of children in the US at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
US General Eisenhower bid to raise $170 million in aid to help European Jews.
Silent Hill, the first installment in the Silent Hill series, was released for the PlayStation.
