On this day in 1962, Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.
On this day in 1978, Czech astronaut Vladimír Remek became the first non-Russian and non-American to go into space, when he was launched aboard Soyuz 28.
On this day in 1990, Nelson Mandela was elected deputy President of the African National Congress.
On this day in 2002, Operation Anaconda began in Afghanistan. The operation ended on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities.