Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Nelson Mandela was released from prison after being incarcerated for 27 years in South Africa.
The South African Apartheid system of racial segregation begins to disintegrate.
Japan launched its first lunar probe, Hiten, from the Uchinoura Space Center.
American tennis player John McEnroe became the first player to be expelled from the Australian Open.
China lifted martial law.
NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-32.
The iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa leaned 'too far,' which resulted in its closure.
