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The rocket that revived Brazil’s space programme
On 23 October 2004, Brazil launched its first rocket following a devastating accident

Bardo Museum attack in Tunisia
In March 2015, 22 people were killed when two gunmen stormed the building

The Gambia’s ‘Queen of Recycling’
In 1997, a Gambian woman started an environmental initiative

The Capitol Crawl
On 12 March 1990, hundreds of wheelchair users crawled up the steps of the US Capitol

King Kong: South Africa's first all-black musical
South Africa’s first musical with an all-black cast opened to critical acclaim in 1959

The invention of GPS
The Global Positioning System, also known as GPS, was created in the late 1970s

How bloodshed in Selma led to the US Voting Rights Act 1965
In 1965, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was brought in to end racial discrimination

The Great Toyota War
In 1987, rugged pickup trucks provided a turning point in the decades-long war in Chad

The US invasion of Panama
In 1989, more than 20,000 US soldiers descended on the tiny Central American country

The invention of the shopping trolley
In 1937, American supermarket owner Sylvan Goldman wanted his customers to spend more.