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The raising of the Mary Rose
King Henry VIII's warship, The Mary Rose, was raised from the seabed in October 1982
Castrating Pablo Escobar's hippos
Pablo Escobar's pet hippos were found roaming Colombian waterways in 2007
Chiune Sugihara: The Japanese Schindler
In 1940, Chiune Sugihara saved the lives of Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis
The power of Jomo Kenyatta
Death pardons and chasing diplomats with sticks
Festival of Light
The Nationwide Festival of Light held by Christians protested against societal changes
Iran-Iraq War begins
On 22 September 1980 the Iran-Iraq war began, one of the bloodiest in recent history
The first Pope to visit Africa
Popes rarely left the Vatican City in the 1960s, but in 1969, Pope Paul VI visited Uganda
Ancient fossils give new insight
A student discovered fossils in 1967 helping our understanding of the world's evolution
World War Two child evacuees in Britain
The thousands of children moved out of UK cities away from the risk of German bombs
The last days of Queen Victoria
Witness History looks back on Queen Victoria's last days in 1901
