The movie “Trainspotting” arrived in UK cinemas.
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The United States of America leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, with the lease lasting an indefinite period.
The first-ever classified ad was published in The Times, London, UK.
The Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg discovered the chemical element Plutonium.
During WWII, the German town of Pforzheim was annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers.
