July 2, Mandela elected as President of African National Congress (ANC)

1963 – First portable nuclear station operated in the Soviet Union.

1976 – Union between North and South Vietnam.

1991 – Election of Nelson Mandela as President of the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa.

2002 – Steve Fossett, first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon.

2004 –Pakistan is accepted as member of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).

Born Today:

1862 – English Scientist and Nobel-laureate William Henry Bragg.

Passed away:

1961 – US author and Nobel-laureate Ernest Hemingway.

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