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Back to SearchThe deepest man-made hole in the world
In the 1970s and 1980s, scientists in Russia managed to dig a hole more than 12,000 metres deep.
It was called the Kola Superdeep Borehole.
They wanted…
1 year, 10 months ago
Thich Quang Duc: Buddhist monk who set himself on fire
In June 1963, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk died after setting himself on fire in protest against the Catholic South Vietnamese government.
Malcolm Brown…
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The Iran-Contra Affair
The Iran-Contra affair was a scandal that went right to the heart of Ronald Reagan’s White House and it became known as one of the most controversial…
1 year, 10 months ago
Strictly Come Dancing
Television extravaganza Strictly Come Dancing debuted in May 2004 in the UK, bringing ballroom dancing to a whole new generation. Pairing celebrities…
1 year, 10 months ago
Creation of the UFC
In 1993, a new combat sport was born. Its founders called it the Ultimate Fighting Championship – UFC.
It pitted all forms of mixed martial arts again…
1 year, 10 months ago
Lord of the Flies
It’s 70 years since William Golding’s acclaimed novel was published.
Lord of the Flies is the story of a group of English schoolboys marooned on a de…
1 year, 10 months ago
Handover of Macau
In 1999, the small territory of Macau was handed back to China after centuries of Portuguese rule.
Lawyer and comedian Miguel Senna Fernandes was a me…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Siege of Yarmouk
During the early years of Syria’s brutal civil war, one neighbourhood close to the Syrian capital, Damascus, bore the brunt of the government’s vicio…
1 year, 11 months ago
Iran's secret Christian 'house churches'
After Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, some Christians faced persecution. Between 2002 and 2005, Naghmeh Panahi and her husband, Saeed Abedini, set…
1 year, 11 months ago
German naturists
Since the 19th Century, Germans have been bathing nude at the beach.
The naturist movement, known as the FKK, was banned under the Nazis.
People also …
1 year, 11 months ago