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1990: Ban on African National Congress lifted.On this day in 1990, South African President F.W. de Klerk lifted the 30-year ban on the African National Congress, resulting in the release from prison of Nelson Mandela and marking the beginning of the end of apartheid.More events on this day1979:Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols, early proponents of British punk rock, died of a drug overdose in New York City. |
1943:The Battle of Stalingrad in World War II ended with the surrender of German troops to the Soviets. |
1927:American jazz saxophonist Stan Getz was born in Philadelphia. |
1912:Frederick Rodman Law performed what was considered the first motion-picture stunt, parachuting from the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. |
1876:The National League, the oldest existing major-league professional baseball organization in the United States, began play as the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs. |
1848:The United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. |
1653:New Amsterdam (New York City) was incorporated as a city. |
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