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Bush v Gore: The election decided in the Supreme Court
The US presidential election of 2000 was one of the most contested in history
Ronald Reagan and the Moral Majority
In 1979, the Moral Majority was launched and changed the course of US politics
President Richard Nixon resigns
In 1974, Richard Nixon became the first US president in history to resign
The first televised US presidential debate
In 1956, US presidential candidates sent female representatives to the first debate on TV
Clara Nunes: Queen of Samba
The Brazilian singer who earned the title Queen of Samba
The last ever Olympic art competition
From 1912 until 1948, you could win medals in art at the Olympic Games
Sukarno: The founding father of Indonesian independence
In 1945, the nationalist leader declared independence for Indonesia
How the CIA caught 'Carlos the Jackal'
One of the world’s most wanted men had been on the run for decades.
Saving lives after the 2002 Bali bombings
'Spray-on skin' was used to treat burns victims after bombings on the Indonesian island.
The celebrity murder case that divided
French actress Marie Trintignant was killed by the rock star Bertrand Cantat in 2003.
Nazis in Egypt
Egypt recruited thousands of Nazis after World War Two
Argentina's five presidents in two weeks
In 2001, Argentina went through a remarkable political crisis
India’s first female bartender
The story of the woman who became known as India’s first female bartender
Spain's La Tomatina
In 1945, a spat between teenage boys was the seed for the world's largest tomato fight
Canada’s first UFO landing pad
In 1967, the town of St Paul built Canada's first alien UFO landing pad
The writer of Mary Poppins
It's 60 years since the Disney film was released, based on writer PL Travers's book
Waris Dirie
In 1987, Waris Dirie had her first photo-shoot and became a supermodel sensation
Guatemala's disappeared
Jeremias Tecu's two brothers are among the thousands who disappeared in Guatemala
The woman who spoke to the space station
Maggie Iaquinto was the first amateur radio enthusiast to Russian cosmonauts
I led the 'Umbrella' protests
In September 2014, Nathan Law led Hong Kong's 'Umbrella' Protests
Ramesses II's 'mummy makeover'
In 1976, the mummy of Ramesses II was flown from Egypt to Paris for a makeover
The end of the Irish marriage bar
Until 1973, married women in Ireland were banned from working in state jobs.
Apollo 13
In 1970, a Moon mission almost ended in tragedy after an explosion on board the spaceship
Giant Gonzalez: from NBA star to WWE wrestler
Jorge Gonzalez was the first Argentinian in an NBA draft. How did he end up wrestling?
Emperor Haile Selassie overthrown
In September 1974, a military junta launched a coup against Ethiopia's monarchy
Haile Selassie in Bath
In 1936, the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie was exiled in Bath in the UK
Ardi: The oldest skeleton of a human ancestor
In 1994, a college student discovered a 4.4 million-year-old skeleton in Ethiopia
Abebech Gobena: Africa's 'Mother Teresa'
In 1980, Abebech Gobena founded an orphanage in Ethiopia to save children from starvation
When Italy gave back Ethiopia’s stolen obelisk
The Axum Obelisk was looted by Italian soldiers in 1937 on the orders of Benito Mussolini
The invention of the CT scanner
In 1971, the CT scanner was invented by Allan Cormack and Godfrey Hounsfield
Camouflaging Leningrad
In 1941, landmarks were painted and covered in the Russian city during World War Two
