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The legacy of The Pirate Bay
In 2006 police raided the popular but controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay
The Battle of the Beanfield
In 1985, police and hippies clashed at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, in England
Dolly Rathebe: South Africa’s first international film star
Jim Comes to Jo’burg, also known as African Jim, launched Dolly Rathebe’s career in 1949
The world’s largest model train set
In 2000, twins Frederik and Gerrit started building Miniatur Wunderland
Favela life: The diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus
In 1960, the diary of a poor Brazilian mum became an international bestseller.
The discovery of the first exoplanets
In 1992, astronomer Alex Wolszczan discovered the first planets outside our solar system
Usonia: Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘utopian’ town
1948 saw the start of a “utopian” town of houses designed by America’s greatest architect
World War Two’s Rome escape line
How an Irish priest saved thousands of allied prisoners of war and Jews in Rome in WW2
The woman born in a prisoner of war camp
The Sino-Indian war in 1962, left a lasting legacy on Indian families of Chinese descent
