Today: July 18

Biography of the Day Nelson Mandela South African black nationalist and statesman Nelson Mandela, whose long imprisonment (1962–90) and ascension to the presidency (1994–99) symbolized the aspirations of his country's black majority, was born this day in 1918.  Who else was born today? Find out with the newest version of our best-selling software! >>

On This Day 1925: Publication of Mein Kampf The first volume of Mein Kampf, the political manifesto written by Adolf Hitler that became the bible ofNazism in Germany's Third Reich, was published this day in 1925, and two years later the second volume appeared. Learn more >>