成人快手

When tourism came to the Maldives

In February 1972 the first group of tourists arrived in the Maldives

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A right royal night out

Princess Diana, Kenny Everett and Freddie Mercury went on a night out in London in 1988

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Invention of the ballpoint pen

In 1938 a Hungarian journalist L谩szl贸 B铆r贸 invented the ballpoint pen

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Inventing Rubik鈥檚 Cube

In 1974, a Hungarian architect, Ern艖 Rubik invented his bestselling puzzle

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Aibo: The world鈥檚 first robot dog

The world's first robot dog called Aibo, sold out in just 20 minutes in 1999

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When disposable nappies were invented

The story of how disposable nappies were invented.

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Creating the first emoji

In 1999, Japanese designer Shigetaka Kurita created a global phenomena - the first emoji

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Tamoxifen: Breast cancer 鈥榳onder drug鈥�

How the drug tamoxifen became a global success in breast cancer treatment

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The 鈥楤arricades鈥� of Latvia

More than 500,000 people barricaded the streets of Riga in January 1991

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Japan surrenders in China

The signing of the Japanese surrender documents at the Forbidden City in Beijing in 1945.

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The birth of Barbie

Ruth Handler created the Barbie doll which was first sold in 1959

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The US singer who became the Soviet Union鈥檚 Red Elvis

In 1966, American Dean Reed was the first western rock star to tour the Soviet Union

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Escaping the Nazis in Greece

Yeti Mitrani and her family escaped deportation from Greece by the Nazis in 1943

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Brain: The first personal computer virus

In 1986 a computer virus was developed accidentally by two brothers in Pakistan

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The Pope鈥檚 controversial Nicaragua visit

Pope John Paul II angered supporters of the Sandinista government during a 1983 trip

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The 1960 coup against Haile Selassie

There was an attempt to overthrow the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie in December 1960

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Mr Bigg's: The birth of Nigeria's iconic takeaway

It鈥檚 been 50 years since Mr Bigg's was first launched in Nigeria

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Jos茅 Mujica: Prison break to president

Uruguay's former president recounts his revolutionary past as a member of the Tupamaros

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First dinosaur eggs identified in India

In 1982, Ashok Sahni discovered nests of dinosaur eggs for the first time in India

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Birth of a new language

In the early 1980s deaf children in Nicaragua invented a new sign language

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Treehouse on the Berlin Wall

In 1982 a Turkish worker in Germany built a treehouse against the Berlin Wall

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Dinosaur in court

In 2012 a dinosaur skeleton became the subject of a restraining order and a court case

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Brownie Wise: The creator of Tupperware parties

How Brownie Wise inspired an army of US housewives to sell Tupperware at parties

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The Great Train Robbery

In 1963, thieves held up a Royal Mail train on its journey from Glasgow to London

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Sarajevo鈥檚 haven of peace

The Jewish charity that helped people in the Bosnian war during the siege of Sarajevo

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Val茅ry Giscard d'Estaing's diamonds scandal

Journalist Claude Angeli broke the story that helped topple France's President in 1981

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Jean-Michel Basquiat bursts onto the New York art scene

The success of graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

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The boy who discovered a new species of human ancestor

Matt Berger tripped over a hominid fossil whilst exploring with his dad in South Africa

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Iran: How the prime minister was overthrown in 1953

It's 70 years since the US-backed coup which brought the Shah of Iran to power in 1953

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Returning Benin Bronzes

In 2004, a chance encounter in Nigeria led to the return of two looted art treasures

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