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Sarin attack in Syria
How UN inspectors investigated a devastating chemical weapons attack in Ghouta in 2013
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Two Maids of Honour at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II recall their memories
The assassination of Bobby Kennedy
The killing of the US presidential candidate ed by a friend who was also shot
The Diary of Anne Frank
One of the most powerful s of the Holocaust was published in June 1947
Saving Gabon's rainforest
How a network of national parks was set up to protect Gabon's forests in 2002
How Sri Lanka's president survived a suicide bombing
A survivor of the 2006 suicide bombing attack shares their experience.
The Gulabi Gang
Sampat Devi started a women's rights group in India which now has a national following.
Holy Cross school dispute
A violent sectarian dispute took place outside a school in Northern Ireland in 2001
Vietnam's 'Napalm Girl'
It’s 50 years since Kim Phuc's village in Vietnam was bombed with napalm
New York's LGBT High School
A school offering specialised education for LGBT students opened in the city in 1985
James Joyce and Ulysses
It's 100 years since one of the most influential novels of the 20th century was published
Cambodia war crimes
In 2009 Rob Hamill came face-to-face with the man responsible for killing his brother
India's surrogacy capital
In 2003, fertility expert Dr Nayana Patel carried out her first surrogacy procedure.
Robot Surgeon
In 1985 the first robot-assisted medical surgery took place in Vancouver, Canada
The killing of Vincent Chin
In 1982 a Chinese-American man was murdered with a baseball bat by white men in Detroit
Egypt's first democratic presidential election
In June 2012, Mohamed Morsi was elected in Egypt's first free presidential election.
The UK's first official gay Pride March
The UK’s first official gay Pride march took place 50 years ago – on 1st July 1972.
Hong Kong: The handover
Chris Patten re the day Hong Kong was handed back to China from Britain
Hong Kong: Democracy campaigner
In 1997 Britain handed Hong Kong back to China but Emily Lau campaigned for democracy
Hong Kong: The 5-19 football riot in China
The 5-19 football riot after Hong Kong won their World Cup qualifying match over China.
Hong Kong - Kowloon Walled City
The end of a unique way of life in one of the most densely populated places in the world.
Hong Kong: Abandoned children
The Chinese babies left on the streets of 1960s Hong Kong in the hope they'd be adopted
The Higgs Boson: A scientific discovery that explains how the universe works
The discovery of the Higgs Boson by scientists at CERN using the Large Hadron Collider
Japanese university student riots
In 1968 and early 1969 Japanese students fought pitched battles with riot police
Escaping Nigeria’s Civil War
One child's story of getting caught up in the Nigerian Civil War
How the smear test was invented
The discovery by Dr George Papanicolaou in 1928 which led to the smear test
The US’s first gay election candidate
In 1961 the first openly gay person ran for public office in the United States.
How abortion was legalised in Great Britain
The campaign to allow abortion in Great Britain which resulted in a new law in 1967.
Poland's strict abortion law
In 1993 abortion laws were tightened up in Poland after the fall of Communism
When Tunisia led on women's rights
Tunisia became the first country in the Muslim world to legalise divorce and abortion.
The man who invented the Pill
In 1951, Dr Carl Djerassi created the Pill's active ingredient from Mexican wild yams.
