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The contraceptive pill gets legalised in Japan
In 1999, after decades of campaigning, the oral contraceptive was legalised in Japan
Sulawesi's cave art and the origins of storytelling
In 2012, rock art found in Indonesia challenged our understanding of human history
The birth of Jodrell Bank
In 1957, building finished on what was then the largest radio telescope in the world
Harold Riley: Painting Nelson Mandela
In 2005, Harold Riley's painting of Nelson Mandela was unveiled
Kinder Scout mass trespass
Walkers trespassed on Kinder Scout to demand access to the countryside in 1932
The gathering that helped shape decolonisation
In 1945, Manchester's Pan-African Congress helped shape the struggle against colonialism
‘Baby’ computer is invented
In 1948, the ‘Baby’ paved the way for today’s computers
The nightclub that changed Manchester
In 1962, the Reno became Manchester's first racially inclusive nightclub
The discovery of the San José shipwreck
In 2015, the 'holy grail' of shipwrecks was found off the coast of Colombia
The birth of India's call centre industry
Pramod Bhasin set up India’s first call centre in 1997
