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Wounded Knee siege
Fifty years ago, indigenous American activists staged a historic protest against the US authorities.A siege began which lasted for two months and res…
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When the Queen 'jumped out of a helicopter'
How did an estimated 900 million people come to witness Her Majesty the Queen apparently parachuting from a helicopter with James Bond?Frank Cottrell…
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Families interned in WW2 China
Despite facing malnutrition, starvation and disease, Christopher John Huckstep's father set up a school in the Japanese internment camp where his fam…
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The invention of Semtex
In 1958, Stanislav Brebera invented Semtex. It was a malleable, odourless and stable plastic explosive which became the choice weapon for those seeki…
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Seggae riots in Mauritius
Mauritian musician Kaya, who pioneered a new genre called seggae, fusing reggae and sega, died in police custody on 21 February 1999.His death sparke…
3 years, 6 months ago
Battle for the capital: Bonn v Berlin
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and Germany had to decide which city would be the new capital. The contenders were the West German city of Bonn and the…
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First winter ascent of Everest
On 17 February 1980, the first people climbed Everest in winter.John Beauchamp hears from Leszek Cichy and Krzysztof Wielicki from Poland who were th…
3 years, 6 months ago
Discovering Tutankhamun’s tomb
On 16 February 1923, the sealed burial chamber of ancient Egypt’s most famous pharaoh Tutankhamun was opened for the first time. Mike Gallagher takes…
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'I developed Pokémon'
On 27 February 1996, gamers were first introduced to characters Pikachu, Eevee, and Charmander when the first Pokémon games were released in Japan. K…
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First Danish queen for 600 years
In January 1972, King Frederick IX of Denmark died after a short illness at the age of 72. He was succeeded by his daughter Margrethe who became the …
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