The United States of America leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, with the lease lasting an indefinite period.
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Eminem's album The Slim Shady LP went on sale.
The movie 'Trainspotting' arrived in UK cinemas.
During WWII, the German town of Pforzheim was annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers.
The first-ever classified ad was published in The Times, London, UK.
US General Eisenhower bid to raise $170 million in aid to help European Jews.
