Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg discovered the chemical element Plutonium.
Plutonium is used as both a fuel and an explosive.
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Silent Hill, the first installment in the Silent Hill series, was released for the PlayStation.
The full-length, uncensored version of Schindler's List aired on NBC, receiving 65 million viewers.
NASA successfully launched the third of its advanced series 2 GPS satellites into orbit.
Eminem's album The Slim Shady LP went on sale.
The first-ever classified ad was published in The Times, London, UK.
