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The windmill that revolutionised wind power
In 1978, with energy prices rocketing due to the oil crisis, a group of volunteers in Denmark took matters into their own hands and built a wind turb…
3 years, 5 months ago
Keiko: Freeing 'Free Willy'
In 1998, Keiko became the first ever killer whale to be released back into the wild after a life of captivity.Keiko shot to fame as the star of the 1…
3 years, 5 months ago
The man who lived in an airport
In 1988, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, from Iran, flew into Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris intending to transfer onto a flight to London. But he wasn’t …
3 years, 5 months ago
DDLJ: India’s longest running movie
In 1995, Bollywood film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was released to critical acclaim. It premiered at the Maratha Mandir cinema in Mumbai. It's been…
3 years, 5 months ago
Alcatraz: The strangest escape
In June 1962 three prisoners escaped from the maximum security US jail on the island of Alcatraz.They achieved this using a homemade raft, papier-mâc…
3 years, 5 months ago
Kieu Chinh: A real Hollywood story
In 1974, legendary Vietnamese actress Kieu Chinh found herself on a farm in Canada cleaning up after chicken.She had narrowly escaped the fall of Sa…
3 years, 5 months ago
Iraq War: US security guards killed my son
It has been 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.On 16 September 2007, private security guards employed by the American firm Blackwater opened fi…
3 years, 5 months ago
Iraq War: The capture of Saddam Hussein
It has been 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.On 13 December 2003 the deposed president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was captured by US forces.Muw…
3 years, 5 months ago
Iraq War: 'Most wanted' playing cards
It has been 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.In April 2003, the US military unveiled a set of playing cards to help troops identify the most-…
3 years, 5 months ago
Iraq War: Refugees escaping
It has been 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.Millions of citizens attempted to flee the country after America and its allies invaded in March…
3 years, 5 months ago