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Female heroes of WW2 and the Iranian Revolution
Female heroes from WW2, the pioneering 'Baby' computer and the Iranian Revolution
Magic, illusion and tigers
The Siegfried and Roy show in Las Vegas which ended in a tiger attack and tragedy in 2003
Dungeons & Dragons and dinosaur remains
Fifty years of the fantasy tabletop role-play game and a fossil discovery
Flower revolutions
The Sunflower Movement in Taiwan in 2014 and the Rose Revolution in Georgia in 2003
Technology and artificial intelligence
The stories behind the first electronic computers, chatbots, QR codes and humanoid robots
Latin America's longest plane hijacking and Kristallnacht
How one Latin American flight was hijacked for 60 hours and the infamous Kristallnacht
South Africa’s Immorality Act and India's Mars Orbiter Mission
South Africa's ban on inter-racial relationships, the Estonia ferry disaster and Tupac
New Zealand’s first dinosaur and India’s plague outbreak
How New Zealand's first dinosaur was discovered and the pneumonic plague in India
Ethiopian history
It’s 50 years since Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown in a military coup
Marriage bars and a Moon mission
The law that banned married women from working and Apollo 13's attempted trip to the Moon