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Back to SearchThe Hillsborough Disaster
On 15 April 1989, there was a crowd crush at a football match in Sheffield, England, which led to the death of 97 fans.
It was the semi-final of the …
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South Africa's luxury train
In 1986, South African businessman Rohan Vos was sitting in the bath when he decided to pursue his passion and launch a vintage railway business. How…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The American Freedom Train
In April 1975, the American Freedom Train set out on a tour across the United States to celebrate 200 years of American independence.
On-board were mo…
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The longest musical composition
On 31 December 1999, a piece of music started playing in a lighthouse in East London.
It’s called Longplayer, and it’s set to keep going, without rep…
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Radio Free Europe
Seventy-five years ago, Radio Free Europe started broadcasting news to audiences behind the Iron Curtain.
It initially broadcast to Bulgaria, Czechosl…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
SMS: The invention of text messaging
In October 1984, as the market for mobile phones was just opening up, one man decided it would be useful if the new technology could be used to send …
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Creating the board game Catan
In 1995, Klaus Teuber’s board game Catan launched in Germany.
The board is made up of hexagonal tiles, and it's a game about strategy and collecting …
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Tamagotchi is born
The Tamagotchi was first released in Japan in 1996 after it was developed by Akihiro Yokoi and his colleagues at his toy development company.
Measurin…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
How the hoverboard was created
It was Back to the Future II that made a generation of children dream of travelling by hoverboard.
In the 1989 film, the hero Marty McFly escapes from…
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Inventing Play-Doh
In 1956, one of the world’s most beloved children’s toys went on sale for the first time, but its origins were surprising.
The modelling clay had star…
9 months, 3 weeks ago