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Trying to unite Africa
On 25 May 1963, leaders of 32 newly-independent African nations came together
Chasing the world’s biggest tornado
In May 2013, the widest tornado ever recorded hit the US state of Oklahoma
Fikret Alić
In 1992, a photograph of a starving man in a Bosnian concentration camp stunned the world
The sergeants' coup in Suriname
Sixteen army sergeants seized power in the South American country in 1980
Pippi Longstocking
In Stockholm in 1941, Astrid Lindgren made up a story for her daughter about a young girl
Creating New Zealand's national walking trail
Geoff Chapple's vision was to create New Zealand's national walking trail
The Dambusters
Eighty years ago a daring raid destroyed dams in Germany's Ruhr Valley
German child evacuees of World War Two
Thousands of German children during World War Two were sent to camps in the countryside
Singapore executes Filipina maid
The execution of Flor Contemplacion caused a crisis between the Philippines and Singapore
World War II victory in North Africa
It is 80 years since the Allies in World War II declared victory in North Africa
