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Back to SearchThe 'Nixon Shock' and the end of the Gold Standard
In 1971, inflation was a huge problem in the USA so the President, Richard Nixon, made one of the most drastic moves in economic history: abandoning …
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The Gay Games
It has been 40 years since the first ever Gay Games were held in San Francisco. Attracting a large crowd and featuring more than 1,000 athletes from …
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Hundreds die in Darayya
Ten years ago, Syrian government soldiers surrounded Darayya, a suburb of Damascus, bombing buildings and searching for people opposed to President A…
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Bulgaria's cash crisis
In 1997, Bulgaria was in financial meltdown with hyperinflation making money in the country worth a lot less. Bulgaria had emerged out of communism f…
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The Bard of Bengal
In August 1941, one of the greatest poets India has ever produced died.
Known as the "Bard of Bengal", Rabindranath Tagore was the first non-European…
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The death of Jawaharlal Nehru
In May 1964 India's first prime minister and the man who led India to independence, Jawaharlal Nehru, died.
On the 50th anniversary of his death in 2…
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The last Viceroy of India
The daughter of the last British Viceroy in India, Lord Mountbatten, remembers the transfer of power in 1947. Lady Pamela Hicks accompanied her fathe…
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India's Partition - Part Two
The partition of India led to millions of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs fleeing their homes during horrific religious violence. This is the second of two…
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India's Partition - Part One
The partition of India led to millions of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs fleeing their homes amid horrific violence. This is the first of two programmes r…
3 years, 6 months ago
The nightclub that changed Ibiza
In June 1973, the nightclub Pacha opened in Ibiza. Other clubs with the capacity to fit thousands of people on the dancefloor opened in the years aft…
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