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Khula Manch, the victory rally
In 1970, people gathered in Kathmandu to celebrate multi-party democracy in Nepal
Hitler's teeth
In 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the Führer's corpse is genuine.
Marcel Duchamp and the urinal that changed art
In 1942, the French artist featured in New York's first major surrealist exhibition
Straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa
In 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an 11-year closure.
The first commercially successful electronic cigarette
In May 2004, pharmacist Hon Lik's vape went on sale in China
Spain welcomes Picasso’s Guernica
In 1981 the iconic painting, Guernica, was finally handed to Spain after a 44-year exile
New Nordic cuisine
In 2004, Danish food entrepreneur Claus Meyer launched a revolution in Nordic cooking
The discovery of the Terra Nova shipwreck
In 2012, a team of researchers discovered one of the most famous polar shipwrecks
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Echo and the elephants
In 1972, the world’s longest-running study of wild elephants was first launched in Kenya
