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The Sino-Indian war in 1962, left a lasting legacy on Indian families of Chinese descent
How an Irish priest saved thousands of allied prisoners of war and Jews in Rome in WW2
1948 saw the start of a “utopian” town of houses designed by America’s greatest architect
In 1992, astronomer Alex Wolszczan discovered the first planets outside our solar system
In 1960, the diary of a poor Brazilian mum became an international bestseller.
In 2000, twins Frederik and Gerrit started building Miniatur Wunderland
Jim Comes to Jo’burg, also known as African Jim, launched Dolly Rathebe’s career in 1949
In 1985, police and hippies clashed at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, in England
In 2006 police raided the popular but controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay
Achebe's English language novel from 1958 about life in Nigeria before colonialism
