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.
Polio vaccines were given to the first group of children in the US at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
China announced that the Coronavirus had created the country's worst health emergency since 1949.
NASA successfully launched the third of its advanced series 2 GPS satellites into orbit.
The movie 'Trainspotting' arrived in UK cinemas.
