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The expulsion of the Sudeten Germans
Sudeten Germans were expelled by the Czechoslovak government after World War Two
Sagrada Familia: Completing Gaudi’s vision
How architects carried on building Barcelona's basilica after the death of designer Gaudi
Dignitas: Founding an assisted dying society
In 1998, Swiss lawyer Ludwig Minelli set up the controversial organisation Dignitas
The first CIA-backed coup in Latin America
President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala was overthrown in a revolt sponsored by the US
I designed Hello Kitty
In 1974, a Japanese artist created a character who is now worth more than $80 billion
Subway Art: The graffiti bible
In 1984, Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper released an iconic photography book
Executed in Stalin’s Great Terror in Georgia
In the 1930s, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin executed hundreds of thousands without trial
Georgia’s political crisis
In 1991, the newly independent country found itself on the verge of a civil war
Fight the Power: The song that became an anthem of protest
In 1989, Public Enemy provided the soundtrack for Spike Lee's movie, Do The Right Thing
Conservative wipe-out in Canada
In Canada's 1993 election, the governing party was routed, ending up with just two seats
How the air fryer was invented
In 2006, Dutch inventor Fred van der Weij cooked up an idea for a new kitchen device
The day Celia Cruz returned to Cuba
Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz's only return to the island in 43 years of exile.
The 1968 Mexico City massacre
The massacre in Mexico City in October 1968, 10 days before the Olympics
Italy's 'poison ships'
In 1988, a ship carrying toxic waste arrived in Manfredonia, Italy
Arrested for playing football in Brazil
For nearly 40 years, women in Brazil were banned from playing football
Cyprus 1974: The Greek coup
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Cyprus 1974: The Final Landing
In July 1974, Captain Adamos Marneros landed the last flight at Nicosia Airport in Cyprus
Cyprus 2003: Crossing the ceasefire line
In April 2003, people in Cyprus crossed the ceasefire line for the first time in 29 years
The missing people of Cyprus
Between 1963 and 1974, more than 2,000 people in Cyprus went missing
How Ayia Napa became a clubbing capital
In the 1990s, Ayia Napa, in Cyprus, went from quiet fishing village to party resort
The 1924 Paris Olympics
The last time Paris held the Olympic Games was 100 years ago in 1924
The first Olympic ‘mascot’
The creation of Shuss for the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble,
Olympics: Zamzam Farah at London 2012
Somali sprinter Zamzam Farah at the London 2012 Olympics
Building the Moscow Metro
How the Moscow Metro was built using more than 10,000 Russian workers.
The first cold chain vaccination storage system
In 1974, Ghana pioneered a new system, to help immunise against serious diseases
The man who smuggled punk rock across the Berlin Wall
How punk rock band Die Toten Hosen secretly played a concert in East Berlin.
Yazidi genocide: A rescue mission on Mount Sinjar
How Yazidis in Iraq fled to Mount Sinjar to escape genocide in August 2014
Finding a home for Bulgaria's dancing bears
In 1998, it became illegal to make bears dance in Bulgaria
The 1965 Freedom Riders of Australia
The students who challenged the discrimination of Australia's indigenous people
Ice Bucket Challenge
The ice bucket challenge became a worldwide phenomenon in 2014
The Situation Room photograph
The story behind the Situation Room photograph during the raid to kill Bin Laden in 2011
