Topic: Corazon Aquino

Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has dropped a national public holiday marking the 1986 People Power Revolution that ended the two-decade-long dictatorship of his late father, Ferdinand E. Marcos.

Benigno Aquino III, a longtime political figure who was president of the Philippines for six years, died of renal disease on Thursday after fighting health problems for more than a year. He was 61.

On Feb. 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, was released after 27 years in prison.

On Jan. 25, 1890, Nellie Bly, a young New York reporter, completed a trip around the world that lasted 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes.

On Feb. 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, was released after 27 years in prison.

On Jan. 25, 2011, Egyptian citizens, expressing dissatisfaction with the government, clashed with riot police in cities throughout the country.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was named Time magazine's 2015 person of the year, the first woman in 29 years to receive the honor.

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