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Back to SearchBolivia’s first indigenous president
In December 2005, Evo Morales made history in Bolivia when he became the country’s first indigenous president.
The country is one of the poorest in …
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Bo: The death of a language
In 2010, one of the oldest languages in the world died after the death of its last remaining speaker.
For 40 years, Boa Senior from the Indian Andaman…
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The world's longest kiss
In 2013, Guinness World Records deactivated the record for the longest kiss after 15 years, saying it had become too dangerous and some of the rules …
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Eva Peron: Argentina’s Evita
Eva Peron – otherwise known as Evita - became an icon in 1940s Argentina, famous for her passionate speeches and populist rhetoric.
Born into poverty…
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Paul Keating's Redfern speech
On 10 December 1992, Australia’s Prime Minister, Paul Keating, addressed a crowd in a Sydney suburb called Redfern, to mark the UN’s International Ye…
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Mary Fisher's 'A Whisper of Aids' speech
When Mary Fisher was diagnosed with HIV in 1991 she did not represent the typical stereotype of someone HIV-positive. She was white, heterosexual and…
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Eisenhower's farewell address
In January 1961, US President Dwight Eisenhower ended his time in the White House with a farewell address regarded as one of the greatest speeches ma…
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La Pasionaria: Heroine of the Spanish civil war
Dolores Ibárruri was nicknamed La Pasionaria for her fiery speeches to the anti-fascist forces during the Spanish civil war. The fighting had begun i…
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Heathers: The making of a cult classic
In 1989, a dark teen comedy exploring self-harm and suicide flopped at cinemas.
Heathers would have to wait years before achieving cult status through…
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The first global case of coral bleaching
In 1998, a mysterious phenomenon turned many of the world’s most colourful coral reefs deathly white.
It was the first recorded global coral bleaching…
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