Born on this day in 1918, Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, statesman and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa.

Did you know that:

• The first half-page newspaper ad was published in NY Weekly Journal on this day in 1743
• The patent for producing Terramycin, an antibiotic, was issued to its inventors Sobin, Finlay, and Kane on this day in 1950
• The first electric power generated from atomic energy was sold commercially on this day in 1955
• The Intel Corporation was founded in Santa Clara, California on this day in 1968

// Compiled by Zoya Siddiqui