Uber became a public company, opening on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Christopher Columbus spotted the Cayman Islands.
Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.
Apple became the first company to achieve worth more than $800 billion.
Jeffrey Dahmer got baptized while in prison at Columbia Correctional Institution in Wisconsin.
Mother's Day was officially celebrated for the first time in Grafton, West Virginia.
