Hoy en la Historia

June 14, 1964

Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa. In 1995, a year into his presidency, he made a return visit to his jail cell on Robben Island

1962: The European Space Research Organisation, later replaced by the European Space Agency, was established 1966: The Vatican announced the abolition of the Index of Prohibited Books, first published in 1559 1989: Thousands of deported Bulgarian Muslims poured into Turkey, reporting brutal suppression of ethnic Turks 2013: Hassan Rouhani was elected president of Iran, pledging to improve relations with the West