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Back to SearchThe 1980 Turkey coup
On 12 September 1980, the army took control in Turkey.
It was not the first time they had done so. It was the third coup d'état in the history of the…
2 years, 11 months ago
The first Bosphorus Bridge
In 1973, the Bosphorus Bridge was completed connecting Europe and Asia.
The suspension bridge was the first of three spanning the Bosphorus Strait in …
2 years, 11 months ago
Osmondmania
On 21 October 1973, American heartthrobs The Osmonds were met by hysterical crowds when their plane landed at London's Heathrow Airport.
A surge by s…
2 years, 11 months ago
Launching Lagos Fashion Week
In 2011, models, stylists and fashionistas gathered for Lagos Fashion Week’s debut which would put Nigerian style on the global map.
Omoyemi Akerele …
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Mexico’s murdered women
In 1993 young women began disappearing in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juárez.
Hundreds were reported to have been kidnapped and killed.
Some of…
2 years, 11 months ago
Rana Plaza building collapse
In April 2013, Rana Plaza, an eight-storey building on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, collapsed.
More than 1,000 people died and …
2 years, 11 months ago
Cambodian peace walk
In 1992, the first peace walk was held in Cambodia aimed at uniting a country torn apart by years of conflict.
Buddhist monks, Cambodian refugees and…
2 years, 11 months ago
Surviving an acid attack and changing the law
In 2013, India's Supreme Court made a landmark ruling aimed at transforming the lives of acid attack survivors.
It followed a campaign led by Laxmi Ag…
2 years, 11 months ago
Kwame Nkrumah: Ousted from power
In February 1966, Kwame Nkrumah, one of Africa's most famous leaders, was ousted from power in Ghana.
While he was out of the country, the Ghanaian mi…
2 years, 11 months ago
Theodosia Okoh: Designer of Ghana’s flag
In March 1957, Ghana became the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence and a new flag was unveiled marking a fresh start for the fo…
3 years ago