Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg discovered the chemical element Plutonium.
Plutonium is used as both a fuel and an explosive.
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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.
Eminem's album The Slim Shady LP went on sale.
The movie 'Trainspotting' arrived in UK cinemas.
Silent Hill, the first installment in the Silent Hill series, was released for the PlayStation.
NASA successfully launched the third of its advanced series 2 GPS satellites into orbit.
