The United States of America leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, with the lease lasting an indefinite period.
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President H. W. Bush gave Iraq the ultimatum that they had 24 hours to get their forces out of Kuwait or face war.
US General Eisenhower bid to raise $170 million in aid to help European Jews.
During WWII, the German town of Pforzheim was annihilated in a raid by 379 British bombers.
Eminem's album The Slim Shady LP went on sale.
The Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
