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The discovery of New Zealand’s first dinosaur
The discovery of New Zealand's first dinosaur by Joan Wiffen
India’s plague outbreak
In 1994, hundreds of thousands of people fled the city of Surat
Camouflaging Leningrad
In 1941, landmarks were painted and covered in the Russian city during World War Two
The invention of the CT scanner
In 1971, the CT scanner was invented by Allan Cormack and Godfrey Hounsfield
When Italy gave back Ethiopia’s stolen obelisk
The Axum Obelisk was looted by Italian soldiers in 1937 on the orders of Benito Mussolini
Abebech Gobena: Africa's 'Mother Teresa'
In 1980, Abebech Gobena founded an orphanage in Ethiopia to save children from starvation
Ardi: The oldest skeleton of a human ancestor
In 1994, a college student discovered a 4.4 million-year-old skeleton in Ethiopia
Haile Selassie in Bath
In 1936, the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie was exiled in Bath in the UK
Emperor Haile Selassie overthrown
In September 1974, a military junta launched a coup against Ethiopia's monarchy
Giant Gonzalez: from NBA star to WWE wrestler
Jorge Gonzalez was the first Argentinian in an NBA draft. How did he end up wrestling?
