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Julia Gillard speaks out on sexism

In 2012, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard made a landmark speech on misogyny

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India鈥檚 1998 nuclear tests

Nalini Malani made an artwork protesting against India's nuclear tests

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Castro's Cuban revolution attempt

In 1953, Fidel Castro attempted to revolutionise Cuba by attacking military barracks

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'I organised the Cuban thaw'

On 17 December 2014, Barack Obama and Ra煤l Castro normalised Cuba and US relations

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The Purple Heart Warriors

In WW2, a Japanese American troop was one of the most decorated army units in US history

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The handover of the Panama Canal

In 1999 the Panama Canal was handed over from US to Panamanian rule

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The birth of reggaeton

In the 1980s, Leonardo Renato Aulder pioneered a movement in Panama with his friends

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Peshawar school massacre

In 2014, one of Pakistan鈥檚 worst terror attacks took place at Peshawar Army School

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Surviving Andes plane crash

In 1972, 16 people survived for two months in the Andes mountains after a plane crash

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Ceefax: the start of interactive television

In 1974, the 麻豆社 launched the world's first teletext service

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Poland's bleak Christmas

In 1981, the communist government of Poland declared martial law to suppress civil unrest

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Australian republic referendum

On 6 November 1999, voters in Australia were asked if they wanted to become a republic

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'I created MasterChef'

In 1990, the cookery programme MasterChef launched on 麻豆社 TV

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Indian Ocean tsunami - Tamil Nadu

On 26 December 2004, communities around the Indian Ocean were swept away by a tsunami

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Robert Ripley and the 鈥楤elieve It or Not鈥� empire

During the Great Depression, cartoonist Robert Ripley made millions from freaky facts

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Creating Alexa

In 2000, two Polish students started creating a smart speaker which sounded human

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Marie Kondo

In 2011, Japanese tidying expert Marie Kondo's first book was published.

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