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International Women's Day
A compilation of stories celebrating women who made history
Pink triangles and political assassinations
Gay men in Nazi concentration camps and the murder of Serbia's Prime Minister
Riots in Mauritius and the Queen 'jumping out of a helicopter'
Ethnic tensions in Mauritius and the Queen's 2012 Olympic wow moment
'Hot Autumn' and Tutankhamun
Workers' strikes in Italy and 100 years since the opening of Tutankhamun's burial chamber
Popes
Stories about the history of the papacy, including Benedict XVI's resignation
Pirate radio and the Velvet Divorce
The first black music station in Europe and why Czechoslovakia split into two states
The death penalty and broadcasting bans
A prison guard and a hangman discuss capital punishment among other stories
Horsemeat scandal and the Miracle on the Hudson
Horsemeat found in burgers and the aeroplane which safely landed on water in New York
Plastics in oceans and sea cucumbers
Plastics in oceans were first discovered over fifty years ago
Pussy Riot and other Russian rebels
Russian rebels and the most bizarre football match of all time