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• When Taiwan’s ‘White Terror’ ended

  In 1987, Taiwan finally lifted martial law after nearly four decades of authoritarian rule. The moment marked a profound shift for a society long shaped by censorship, surveillance and political fear. For many who had lived through...

  6 aug 2026 554 sec.

• Ashley Kriel: South Africa's anti-apartheid 'Che Guevara'

  In the 1980s, townships in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town became an unexpected hotbed of activity against South Africa's apartheid government. One charismatic young activist emerged as a leader of the struggle against white minority...

  5 aug 2026 609 sec.

• The first carbon offset

  In 1988, as floods struck Bangladesh and a heat wave swept across the United States, climate change became a political issue. Governments and businesses alike talked about how to stop it, or at least slow it down. That year the think...

  4 aug 2026 560 sec.

• City of God: The film that reshaped global cinema

  In 2001, filming began on City of God which would stun audiences with its unflinching honesty. It captured the brutal realities of child gangsters from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas trapped in an unforgiving cycle of violence. Local...

  3 aug 2026 620 sec.

• The cellist who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau

  In 1943, the cellist, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was sent to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. She expected to be killed in the gas chambers but survived because she was recruited to play in an orchestra set up by the women...

  31 jul 2026 616 sec.

• 'I organised the first Comic Con'

  In 1964, a group of teenage boys organised a convention in New York – it became known as the first official Comic Con. The idea began after 16-year-old Bernie Bubnis wrote an article in his comic book fanzine. But when no-one else took...

  30 jul 2026 615 sec.

• Sweden's summer shutdown

  In the summer of 1978, many Swedish workers relished the chance to take longer, paid vacations than ever before. This was thanks to an update to Sweden’s Annual Leave Act - or Semesterlagen in Swedish - passed the previous year. The...

  29 jul 2026 688 sec.

• The last execution by garrote: Salvador Puig Antich

  In 1974, an execution method known as the garrote, a chair with a metal collar tightened by a screw to break the neck, was used for the last time. Francisco Franco's regime used it to execute two young men on the same day. The last was...

  27 jul 2026 653 sec.

• Creating Africa’s largest film festival

  On 1 February 1969, the first African film festival of Ouagadougou opened in the Republic of Upper Volta, now known as Burkina Faso. In 1972, the event was made into an official institution by government decree. It became known as the...

  24 jul 2026 604 sec.

• The first solar-powered flight around the world

  In 2016, a fragile-looking aircraft with the wingspan of a jumbo jet and the power of a scooter attempted something no-one had ever managed before: flying around the world without a drop of fuel. But behind the serene images of Solar...

  23 jul 2026 611 sec.

• Unveiling the face of Crazy Horse

  On 3 June 1998, a stone carving of Native American warrior Crazy Horse's face was unveiled in South Dakota. It is 27m tall and is part of a much larger sculpture showing the Native American warrior riding a horse and pointing towards...

  22 jul 2026 621 sec.

• How a Peruvian instrument revolutionised flamenco

  Before 1977, flamenco percussion relied solely on hand‑clapping and dancers' footwork. But that year, at a party in Lima, Peru, the cajon entered the scene. Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia and Brazilian percussionist Rubem Dantas...

  21 jul 2026 649 sec.