Events tagged with "global awareness"

Historical Events tagged with "global awareness"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment

June 12th, 1964 60 years ago

Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage against the apartheid regime in South Africa. The Rivonia Trial, where he was convicted, highlighted the ANC's resistance against oppressive laws and the struggle for freedom. Mandela's actions were driven by the goal of ending systemic racial oppression in South Africa, and his sentencing received international attention.