1992 Apartheid in South Africa comes to an end

In a referendum, 68.7% of white South Africans voted for abolishment of racial segregation in the country.

1973 The photograph known as Burst of joy is taken

Photographer Slava Veder was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the image depicting a former U.S. prisoner of war being reunited with his family.

1969 Golda Meir becomes Israel’s first female Prime Minister

In her country, Meir was known as the “Iron Lady” long before British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher rose to power.

1959 The Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India

Followers and advisers of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, feared for his life after a revolt had erupted in Lhasa against the Chinese.

1941 The National Gallery of Art opens in Washington. D.C.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt opened the gallery, which today houses one of the world’s finest art collections.