The United States of America leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, with the lease lasting an indefinite period.
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US General Eisenhower bid to raise $170 million in aid to help European Jews.
The Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
The first-ever classified ad was published in The Times, London, UK.
Silent Hill, the first installment in the Silent Hill series, was released for the PlayStation.
President H. W. Bush gave Iraq the ultimatum that they had 24 hours to get their forces out of Kuwait or face war.
