On this day in 1990, F. W. de Klerk announced the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela.
On this day in 2000, the first digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) was realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments.
On this day in 2004, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he would hold for a record 237 weeks.