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Nelson Mandela's Birth
Nelson Mandela was born on July 18,1918 in Mvezo, Transkei. He was born intothe royal family of Xhosa-speakind Thembu tribe. His father Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa who served as a chief for the tribe.(Meer 2) -
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Nelson Mandela's Legacy
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Enerols at the University College of Fort Hare, in Alice
Fort Hare was the elite school for the black africans. He studied english, anthroplogy and polotics he also did sports doing great in boxing and long distance running. He was expelled in 1940 for his involment in a student protest. ( Meer 38) -
Roger Bannister breaks 4 minute mile
On May 6, 1954 at Oxford University , Roger Bannister became the first person to ever break the four-minute mile , which was considered to be an impossible feat back then. Now, the four-minute has been broken by many athletes. It is now the standard of all professional distance runners.( Berman 65) -
ANC is banned
In 1960 the ANC( african national congess) was banned because the goverment clamied this was a communist document. Also they banned the ANC after the Sharpeville Massacre. Many members were aressted by the police. Many faced long sentences in jail like Mandela.(Mandela 97) -
Wilt Camberlain 100 point game
On March 2, 1962 In Philadelphia, Wilt Chamberlain became the first player in NBA history to score 100 points in a game. His record has still not been seriously challenged. Chamberlain secured his 100-point game by shooting 36-of-63 from the field and made 28-of-32 free throws. (Berman 21) -
Nelson Mandela gets convicted and sentenced to life
After being covicted on four counts of sabatoge. Mandela and 7 others were sentenced to life in prison. They were brought to Robben Island a former lepor colony located off the coast of Cape Town (Bourgoin 185) -
Secretariat at the Belmont Stakes
In 1973 Secretariat won by an impressive 31 legnths which was the fastest 1.5 miles in history at 2:24. He broke the Belmount stakes record . Also becoming the ninth horse in racing history to win the triple crown.(Berman 44) -
Hank Aaron 715th homerun
Hank Aaron was just one home run shy of Babe Ruth's all-time home run record of 714 career home runs at the beginning of the 1974 season. On April 8, 1974, during the fourth inning of the Atlanta Braves' home opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Aaron sent a pitch from Al Dowling over the fence for his 715 homerun.(Berman 51) -
Nelson Mandela is awarded the nobel peace prize
Mandela was awarded the nobel peace prize along with F.W. de Klerk, for thier work in creating a new peaceful democrartic South Africa . They helped create a more equal Soth Africa. (Meer 177) -
Votes for the first time in his life
This was the first time that he and all other black south africans could vote for the leader they wanted. This was a historic event for South Africa because everyone could vote no matter what color skin you were. ( Mandela 203) -
Inaugrauted as President of South Africa
Nelson Mandela was inaugrauted as President of South Africa. He was the first black president of Soth Africa. AN overwhelming amount of people voted for Mandela and his ANC party to lead South Africa. (Bourgoin 186) -
Diagnosed with prostate cancer
Mandela was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2001. He got gradiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer and told reporters the following year that he had been given a clean bill of health against the disease. ( Mandela 250) -
Barry Bonds hit 71st homerun
On October 5, 2001, Barry Bonds became the new regular season home run champion. He hit his 71st home run of the year off Arizona's Chan Ho Park. Bonds would finish the 2001 season with 73 home runs. (Berman 86) -
Red Sox overcome from being down 0-3
The Red Sox were down 0-3 games in the ALCS. But down 4-3 in the 9th inning the Red Sox came back after Dave Roberts stole sencond base, and Kevin Millar hit a single which tied the game up and the rest is history the Red Sox went on to win the next 3 games and win the World Series. ( Berman 6) -
Mandela gets presented with the FIFA world cup trophy
Nelson Mandela received a visit at his office today from the World Cup Local Organising Committee who brought with them the official FIFA World Cup Trophy. Mandela was very excited to see this trophy and was happy the world cup was being played in South Africa.
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Mandela's Death
Nelson Mandela died on September 5, 2013. South Africa's first black president died in the company of his family at home in Johannesburg after years of declining health that had caused him to withdraw from public life. Mandela was fing multiple sickness in he final months of his life he lived to be 95. (Bourgoin 186)
