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Cells taken from an African American woman in 1951 revolutionised medical science

In March 1997 Mother Teresa retired from her charity work in India.

In 1997 obesity was first recognised as a global problem by the World Health Organisation

The story of the 1992 film which launched Nigeria's hugely successful movie industry

Valya Chervenyashka was accused of mass murder and tortured in a Libyan jail.

In the 1930s, American Nazi sympathisers held rallies and summer camps across the US.

In 1990, the manuscript of Mark Twain's classic novel was found in an attic in Hollywood.

The former Serbian President went on trial for war crimes in 2002. Hear from his lawyers.

In 1995 a US campaign started encouraging teenagers not to have sex before marriage

In 2006, a Ugandan newspaper began printing the names of professionals believed to be gay

In May 1974, Italians defied the Catholic Church and voted overwhelmingly for divorce.

In 1998, a Los Angeles rabbi came up with a new way for single people to meet each other.

When Giovanni Vigliotto went on trial he said he'd married more than a hundred women.

How American cities like San Francisco became safe havens for undocumented immigrants

How a ship laden with bottles of whisky was wrecked off the Scottish Hebrides

The story of a 1980 Kenyan pop song which became an unlikely global hit.

In February 1991, the captive orca, Tilikum, drowned his trainer, Keltie Byrne in Canada.

The scientist produced an x-ray photograph in 1951 that helped show the structure of DNA

A former Peruvian army officer recalls the last war between Latin American neighbours.

In February 1990 the South African president announced the dismantling of apartheid

In 1993, US forces launched a disastrous raid against the Somali warlord, General Aideed

Norwegian polar explorer Borge Ousland was the first person to cross Antarctica alone.

The first time a case of sexual harassment came to court in India.

The story of the 麻豆约拍's longest-running radio programme.