This Day In History: 02/11/1990 - Nelson Mandela Released

The Yalta Conference ends, the first Gold Record is earned by Glenn Miller, Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his friend, and Nelson Mandela is released from prison for anti-apartheid activities in This Day in History video. The date is February 11th. Nelson Mandela was in prison for 27 years and went on to become the President of South Africa.

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