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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.

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US Psychological Warfare in Vietnam

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

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The Bloody Sunday Shootings

Tony Doherty recalls the murder of his father by British troops in Northern Ireland

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No Sex in the USSR

How a satellite TV link-up between American and Soviet women led to misunderstanding.

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Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive

How a surprise attack became a turning point in the Vietnam war

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Hungary's Jewish Underground

During WW2 thousands of fake documents helped save Jews from the Nazis in Hungary.

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The Roots of the Rohingya Crisis

The complex history behind the world's fastest growing refugee crisis.

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Lahore Cricket Attack

Islamist militants attacked a convoy of international cricketers in Pakistan in 2009.

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Banning The Belt

How two Scottish mothers forced the UK government to end corporal punishment in schools

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China's Crackdown on Falun Gong

The Chinese government banned the spiritual movement, Falun Gong, in 1999.

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Bringing Nazi Leader Klaus Barbie To Justice

The extradition to France of the man known as 'the butcher of Lyon'

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The Birth of the Water Baby

French obstetrician Dr Michel Odent encouraged women to use water to ease childbirth.

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Women in Britain get the right to vote

On 6th February 1918, women in Britain were given the right to vote for the first time

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The Hanafi Hostage Siege

How American Muslim gunmen took more than 100 people hostage in the US capital in 1977.

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The Munich Air Disaster

The 1958 plane crash that killed eight of Manchester United's famous "Busby Babes" team.

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