Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg discovered the chemical element Plutonium.
Plutonium is used as both a fuel and an explosive.
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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.
In a televised statement, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, announced that he would conduct a 'special military operation' against Ukraine.
Eminem's album The Slim Shady LP went on sale.
The United States of America leased Guantanamo Bay from Cuba, with the lease lasting an indefinite period.