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1994: Nelson Mandela and the ANC claim victory in the first democratic election in South Africa. OTHER EVENTS
1519: Artist Leonardo da Vinci dies at Cloux, France.
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Todayâs Highlight in History:
On May 2, 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of South Africaâs first democratic elections; President F.W. de Klerk acknowledged defeat.
On this date:
In 1670, the Hudsonâs Bay Co. was chartered by Englandâs King Charles II.
In 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate Gen. Thomas âStonewallâ Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Virginia; he died eight days later.
In 1890, the Oklahoma Territory was organized.
In 1927, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Buck v. Bell, upheld 8-1 a Virginia law allowing the forced sterilization of people to promote the âhealth of the patient and the welfare of society.â