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February 11: Margaret Thatcher's Rise to Power, Nelson Mandela Released and Whitney Houston Passes Away

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February 11, 2021

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1858  First vision of the Virgin Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, France

1929  Vatican City (world's smallest country) made an enclave of Rome

1975  Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for leadership of the British Conservative Party

1990  Nelson Mandela released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa

2011  Egyptian Revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests (Arab Spring)

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René Descartes

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Whitney Houston

(1963 - 2012)
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February 11: Thomas Edison, The 'Invention Factory' Wizard


Thomas Edison, hailed by many as America's greatest practical genius, was born on this day. He went on to become the holder of a world record 1,093 patents.
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