news/notes 2009.03.17

[Born This Day] from [Britannica]
Mia Hamm
Two-time FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Mia Hamm, born this day in 1972, was the first global star in women's football (soccer), retiring with 158 goals in international play—the most by any player, male or female.

[On This Day] from [Britannica]
1992: Vote to end apartheid
On this day in 1992, nearly 69 percent of white South African voters backed F.W. de Klerk's reforms—which included the repeal of racially discriminatory laws—and effectively endorsed the dismantling of apartheid.