BITS OF HISTORY (FEBRUARY 13)

1945: Nazi-occupied Budapest fell to the Russians during World War Two after a 50-day siege in which 50,000 Germans were killed.

 

1955: Israel acquires four Dead Sea Scrolls.

 

1990: Roaring crowds gave Nelson Mandela a hero's welcome when he returned to the black township of Soweto after being released from prison and pledged to end "the dark hell of apartheid" in South Africa.