US General Eisenhower bid to raise $170 million in aid to help European Jews.
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The United States of America leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, with the lease lasting an indefinite period.
The movie 'Trainspotting' arrived in UK cinemas.
Eminem's album The Slim Shady LP went on sale.
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg discovered the chemical element Plutonium.
China announced that the Coronavirus had created the country's worst health emergency since 1949.