US General Eisenhower bid to raise $170 million in aid to help European Jews.
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Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg discovered the chemical element Plutonium.
The full-length, uncensored version of Schindler's List aired on NBC, receiving 65 million viewers.
Eminem's album The Slim Shady LP went on sale.
The Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
The first-ever classified ad was published in The Times, London, UK.
