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Escaping national service in Eritrea

The story of one young Eritrean woman鈥檚 attempt to escape compulsory national service

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Pan-European picnic

In 1989, a picnic was held as demonstration for European integration

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Awaji Kannon: One of the world's tallest statues

In 1982, a Japanese businessman unveiled the World Peace Giant Kannon in Japan

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Beto Perez: 'I created Zumba by accident'

In 2001, Colombian born choreographer Beto Perez created Zumba and it was all by accident

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The Good Friday Agreement referendum

In 1998, a referendum was held in Northern Ireland and Ireland on the Belfast Agreement

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Emperor Tewodros II

In 1868, Tewodros II of Ethiopia prepared to make a last stand against the British army

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The universal recycling symbol

In 1970, American student Gary Anderson designed a logo for recycled paper products

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Mass grave at Sernyky

An archaeologist travels to Ukraine to excavate a mass grave from World War Two

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I led the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers

On 15 April 2013, two brothers set off bombs at the Boston Marathon

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Richard Dimbleby describes Belsen

Richard Dimbleby was the first broadcaster to report from Belsen concentration camp

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The first dog in space

Laika orbited Earth in 1957

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The world's first labradoodle

In 1989, Wally Conron created the world's first labradoodle

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Roselle the 9/11 guide dog

In 2001, Roselle helped his owner escape from the World Trade Center

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Smoky the World War II dog hero

In 1944, Bill Wynne adopted a Yorkie believed to be one of the first therapy dogs

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The Russian man who pretended to be a dog

In 1994, Oleg Kulik posed as a dog to protest conditions in post-Soviet Russia

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Althea McNish: 'I designed fabrics for the Queen'

In 1966, Althea McNish designed fabrics for the Queen's visit to Trinidad

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Discovering the secrets of DNA

James Watson and Francis Crick published their discoveries about DNA on 25 April 1953

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Guatemala's outspoken bishop

Human rights campaigner Bishop Juan Gerardi was bludgeoned to death on 26 April 1998

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The Met Gala goes global

In 1995, Anna Wintour became chair of the Met Gala and changed it forever

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The fight to televise the Queen's Coronation

How 麻豆官网首页入口 bosses battled with the government for the right to film inside Westminster Abbey

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The king under the car park

In 2012, the lost grave of King Richard III was found under a car park in Leicester

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Jean-B茅del Bokassa's coronation

Jean-B茅del Bokassa crowned himself Emperor of the Central African Republic in 1977

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The 'execution' of Oliver Cromwell

In 1661 in England, the body of Oliver Cromwell was dug up for ritual execution

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Last King of Bulgaria

In June 2001, Bulgaria鈥檚 former King Simeon II won the country鈥檚 parliamentary election

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The removal of Scotland's Stone of Destiny

In 1950, four young Scottish students took the 'Stone of Destiny' from Westminster Abbey

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United States bomb the Chinese embassy in Belgrade

On 7 May 1999, US bombs damaged the embassy and relations between China and the West

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The sinking of the SS Tilawa: the 鈥業ndian Titanic鈥�

Hundreds died when an passenger ship was hit by Japanese torpedoes in 1942

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The last commercial flight out of Kai Tak

In 1998, the last commercial flight left Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport

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Warsaw Ghetto uprising

In May 1943, the uprising in the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw in Poland came to an end

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World War II victory in North Africa

It is 80 years since the Allies in World War II declared victory in North Africa

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