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The Heimlich Manoeuvre

How the life-saving method to stop choking was developed

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Britain's first beach for nudists

In 1980, a seaside town opened a beach where people could strip off as they pleased

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The founding of Nato

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed to block the Soviet Union's expansion

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Surviving the Rwandan genocide

April 1994 was the start of the Rwandan genocide. One hundred days of atrocities followed

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Fifty years of Abba

In 1974, Swedish act Abba won the Eurovision song contest

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The man who invented the seat belt

In 1958, Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin invented the three-point safety belt for cars

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Sweden's pioneering paternity leave

Fifty years ago Sweden introduced gender neutral parental leave

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The Bluetooth story

The story of how a Viking inspired wireless technology.

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Sweden's Cinnamon Bun Day

In 1999, a delicious new tradition was born in Sweden's kitchens

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Bonus: The Black 14

The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism

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The 2010 Kampala bombings

Bombings in Uganda in 2010 killed 74. Many were football fans watching the World Cup

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How Lake Karla in Greece was drained

In 1962, Thessaly鈥檚 Lake Karla was drained by the Greek government

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The Scream: A stolen masterpiece

In 1994, an undercover operation was launched to recover the Scream painting

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St Teresa of Avila's severed hand

How General Franco kept the hand of St Teresa of Avila for spiritual guidance.

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Hiroo Onoda, Japan鈥檚 last WW2 soldier to surrender

Hiroo Onoda spent 30 years fighting in the jungle, believing the war was still going on

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Japan鈥檚 last WWII soldier to surrender

Hiroo Onoda spent 30 years fighting in the jungle, believing the war was still going on.

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Egypt and the 鈥楥airo 52鈥�

In May 2001, 52 men were arrested in a gay nightclub floating on the River Nile

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The friendship train: Connecting India and Bangladesh

In 2008, India and Bangladesh were reconnected by train after 43 years

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West Africa's Ebola virus epidemic

In 2014, Sierra Leone was devastated by Africa's biggest Ebola outbreak on record

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Deadly Everest avalanche

In 2014, an avalanche in the Khumbu Icefall killed 16 sherpas on Mount Everest

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Major Charity Adams and the Six-Triple-Eight

The first African-American woman to lead a World War Two battalion

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South Africa's referendum on apartheid

The last whites-only vote in South Africa was held in 1992

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Soweto uprising: Children who marched against apartheid

In 1976, an uprising was sparked when demonstrating children were gunned down

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Brenda Fassie: Madonna of the townships

Brenda Fassie was a popular South African pop star, dubbed the 'Madonna of the townships'

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Oliver Tambo returns to South Africa from exile

Oliver Tambo returned to South Africa in 1990 after 30 years in exile.

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Sarah Baartman's 200-year journey back home

The campaign to return Sarah Baartman to South Africa nearly 200 years after her death

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Finding the victims of Stroessner's Paraguay

One man has dedicated his life to finding the victims of Paraguay's dictatorship

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How the Milgram 'obedience' experiment shocked the world

The study aimed to test whether 'ordinary' people were capable of committing evil acts

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How to win friends and influence people

In 1936, Dale Carnegie wrote the self help book - How to Win Friends and Influence People

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Ukraine's 'museum of corruption'

Ordinary people saw inside the home of Ukraine鈥檚 ousted president in February 2014

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