The United States of America leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, with the lease lasting an indefinite period.
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The first-ever classified ad was published in The Times, London, UK.
During WWII, the German town of Pforzheim was annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers.
Silent Hill, the first installment in the Silent Hill series, was released for the PlayStation.
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg discovered the chemical element Plutonium.
The movie 'Trainspotting' arrived in UK cinemas.
