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At present in Historical past: March 17, white South Africans vote to finish apartheid

Editorial Board Published March 17, 2025
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At present in Historical past: March 17, white South Africans vote to finish apartheid
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At present is Monday, March 17, the 76th day of 2025. There are 289 days left within the 12 months. That is St. Patrick’s Day.

At present in historical past:

On March 17, 1992, white South Africans voted 68.7% to 31.3% to finish over 40 years of apartheid in a nationwide referendum. (Voters of all races have been allowed to vote two years later within the normal election that resulted in Nelson Mandela turning into president.)

Additionally on this date:

In 1762, New York held its first St. Patrick’s Day parade.

In 1776, the Revolutionary Battle Siege of Boston ended as British forces evacuated town.

In 1950, scientists on the College of California, Berkeley, introduced that they’d created a brand new radioactive component they named “californium.”

In 1969, Golda Meir took workplace as prime minister in Israel, starting a time period that may final by 5 essential years within the nation’s historical past.

In 2003, edging to the brink of struggle, U.S. President George W. Bush gave Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 48 hours to depart his nation. Iraq rejected Bush’s ultimatum, saying a U.S. assault to power Saddam from energy could be “a grave mistake.”

In 2010, Michael Jordan grew to become the primary ex-player to grow to be a majority proprietor within the NBA because the league’s Board of Governors unanimously authorized his $275 million bid to purchase the Charlotte Bobcats from Bob Johnson.

In 2016, lastly bowing to years of public stress, SeaWorld Leisure mentioned it will cease breeding killer whales and making them carry out crowd-pleasing tips.

In 2023, the Worldwide Felony Court docket mentioned it had issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for struggle crimes due to his alleged involvement in abductions of kids from Ukraine.

At present’s Birthdays:
Civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams is 92.
Singer-songwriter John Sebastian (The Lovin’ Spoonful) is 81.
Writer William Gibson is 77.
Actor Patrick Duffy is 76.
Actor Kurt Russell is 74.
Actor Gary Sinise is 70.
NBA government Danny Ainge is 66.
Actor Rob Lowe is 61.
Rock musician Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) is 58.
Olympic soccer gold medalist Mia Hamm is 53.
Singer-TV persona Tamar Braxton is 48.
TV persona Rob Kardashian is 38.
Singer-songwriter Hozier is 35.
Actor John Boyega is 33.
Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields is 30.
Olympic swimming gold medalist Katie Ledecky is 28.

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