The full-length, uncensored version of Schindler’s List aired on NBC, receiving 65 million viewers.
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NASA successfully launched the third of its advanced series 2 GPS satellites into orbit.
The United States of America leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, with the lease lasting an indefinite period.
Polio vaccines were given to the first group of children in the US at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
Silent Hill, the first installment in the Silent Hill series, was released for the PlayStation.