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Doi Moi: Vietnam's economic miracle
Radical reforms introduced in 1986 lifted millions out of poverty
Surviving the fall of Saigon in 1975
When South Vietnam fell, most people couldn’t escape
The Cu Chi tunnels of the Vietnam War
The story of North Vietnam’s underground tunnel network in South Vietnam
Ten countries the EU in one night
On 1 May 2004, the European Union went through its biggest ever enlargement
Snake: Popularising mobile gaming
In 1998, the Snake game made its debut on mobile phones.
Conclave: How a new pope is chosen
In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI was elected to be the next head of the Catholic Church
The invention of the automatic electric rice cooker
In 1955, entrepreneur and engineer Yoshitada Minami, revolutionised rice cooking.
Sinking of the Lusitania
During World War One, the British ocean liner was sunk by a German submarine
VE Day celebrations
The scenes of celebration in London on VE Day 1945
Rescuing Palmyra’s treasures from the Islamic State group
In 2015 Khalil Hariri risked his life to save centuries-old archaeology in Syria
Intervision Song Contest
In 1980, Finnish singer Marion Rung won Intervision, the USSR's answer to Eurovision
Tesla and Edison: Electricity rivals
In 1915, two rival electricity pioneers were told they would share a Nobel Prize
The founding of the Warsaw Pact
On 14 May 1955, eight Soviet countries met to sign the Warsaw Pact.
Mexico’s soda tax: Confronting soft drink giants
In 2013 a new tax was approved in one of the world’s biggest consumers of fizzy drinks
Sweden’s shocking sugar experiment
In the 1940s vulnerable hospital patients were fed sugar to see if their teeth decayed
Lunch atop a Skyscraper
In 1932, a photo was taken showing 11 ironworkers eating lunch at the top of a skyscraper
Nigerian photographer’s iconic 'Hairstyles' series
J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, known as Nigeria’s top photographer gained international acclaim
Martín Chambi: Peru's pioneering documentary photographer
Chambi's dramatic black and white photographs showed indigenous people in a new light.
The founding of Magnum Photos
On 22 April 1947, a group of famous war photographers founded the agency.
Vivian Maier: Secret street photographer
The secret street photography of a US nanny in the 1950s and 1960s
'I wrote the Champions League anthem'
The story of how one of the most iconic tunes in sport was created in 1992
The Tragically Hip's final gig
In 2015 Canadian rockstar Gord Downie was given months to live, he went on one last tour
Chinua Achebe’s revolutionary book Things Fall Apart
Achebe's English language novel from 1958 about life in Nigeria before colonialism
The legacy of The Pirate Bay
In 2006 police raided the popular but controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay
The Battle of the Beanfield
In 1985, police and hippies clashed at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, in England
