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Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

In 1995, the doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo, launched a chemical attack on the Tokyo metro

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The murder of Maurizio Gucci

On 27 March 1995, the former head of the fashion house was shot dead in Milan, Italy

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Replacing the Panchen Lama

On 29 November 1995, China exerted its influence over Tibetan Buddhism's leadership

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The launch of Windows 95

In 1995 Microsoft released a new operating system after a $300 million marketing campaign

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The Milltown Cemetery attack

In 1988, during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, three people were killed at a funeral

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The Baltic chain protest

On 23 August 1989, approximately two million people joined hands to form a human chain

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Lithuania's 'wolf children'

In the aftermath of World War Two, children fled East Prussia in order to survive

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1968 New York City teachers' strike

In 1968, more than 50,000 teachers went on strike in New York City, in the USA

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English TV lessons in China go primetime

An estimated 500 million people in China watched English lessons on television in 1981

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Jacques Derrida: 鈥楻ock star鈥� philosopher

In 1966, the Frenchman upended philosophy with his theory of "deconstruction"

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