Nelson Mandela was released from prison after being incarcerated for 27 years in South Africa.
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Argentina canonized its first female saint, Saint María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa.
Koalas were listed as endangered for the first time in Australian history.
A steamboat patent was granted to the American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton.
The Armenian-Turkish land border opened for the first time in 35 years.
Japan was founded by its legendary first emperor, Emperor Jimmu.
