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The Exam That Changed China

The return of university entrance exams showed the Cultural Revolution had really ended.

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BR Ambedkar

The Indian independence leader and campaigner for Dalit rights died in December 1956.

• 9 mins

To Kill A Mockingbird

One of the most successful American films of all time was released at Christmas 1962.

• 9 mins

Trivial Pursuit

The game has become a holiday tradition with families around the world.

• 9 mins

The First Kwanzaa

The African-American winter holiday was invented in Los Angeles in 1966.

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"Spend, Spend, Spend" - The Miner's Wife Who Won Big

How Viv Nicholson became a celebrity in Britain after winning the football pools in 1961.

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The Climbers of Leningrad

Mountaineers risked their lives to camouflage landmarks in the Russian city during WW2.

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Voyager: Around The World On One Tank of Fuel

How two pilots became the first to fly non-stop around the world without refuelling

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Boris Yeltsin's Surprise Resignation

On New Year's Eve 1999 the Russian President went on TV and said he was leaving office.

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Spelling Bee - The Children's Competition that Grips America

The first child of South Asian background to become America's Spelling Bee champion.

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The Apalachin Meeting

A chance discovery in 1957 revealed how powerful the mafia was in America.

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I Hijacked A Plane To Save My Children

How one woman fled Brazil's military dictatorship with her kids on a hijacked plane.

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Iran Student Protests 1999

A young man became an unwitting symbol of the anti-government protests

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The Boy Who Stayed Awake For Eleven Days

California high school student Randy Gardner set a world record in 1964.

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The First iPhone

The touchscreen smartphone changed mobile technology for ever.

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The Algerian Massacres

The story of one atrocity in Algeria's battle with radical Islamists in the 1990s

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When France said 'Non' to Britain joining the EEC

In 1963, France stopped Britain from joining the European Economic Community, now the EU

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Reaching out After World War Two

German children were invited to stay in the English town of Reading after WW2 had ended

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How British Women Helped Win World War One

For the first time women were encouraged to join the workforce to help win the war

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South Africa's Truth And Reconciliation Commission

After Apartheid, South Africans tried to come to terms with their brutal past.

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Eisenhower's Farewell Address

American president Dwight Eisenhower's great farewell address

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The Writer With Cerebral Palsy Who Made History

Christopher Nolan became the first severely disabled person to win the Whitbread prize.

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My 10-Year Battle to Adopt in Guatemala

How Guatemala's changes in law scuppered Ruth Sheehan's attempt to adopt a baby boy

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Francis Bacon's Studio

How an influential painter's studio was moved in its entirety from London to Ireland.

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The Capture of the USS Pueblo

A US spy ship was caught by North Korean forces in the Sea of Japan on 23 January 1968.

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Salvador Dali

The life and times of the great surrealist artist, Salvador Dali

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The Vege-Burger

How one of the mainstays of vegetarian cuisine was launched in 1982

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The Invention of the Lego Brick

How one of the world's most popular toys was invented in a small Danish town in 1958

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The "Godfather of Gospel Music"

Thomas A Dorsey is credited with developing Gospel music into a global phenomenon.

• 9 mins

US Psychological Warfare in Vietnam

How American military PSYOP teams waged war in Vietnam in the 1960s.

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