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The invention of the CT scanner
In 1971, the CT scanner was invented by Allan Cormack and Godfrey Hounsfield
When Italy gave back Ethiopia鈥檚 stolen obelisk
The Axum Obelisk was looted by Italian soldiers in 1937 on the orders of Benito Mussolini
Abebech Gobena: Africa's 'Mother Teresa'
In 1980, Abebech Gobena founded an orphanage in Ethiopia to save children from starvation
Ardi: The oldest skeleton of a human ancestor
In 1994, a college student discovered a 4.4 million-year-old skeleton in Ethiopia
Emperor Haile Selassie in Bath
In 1936, the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie was exiled in Bath in the UK
Emperor Haile Selassie overthrown
In September 1974, a military junta launched a coup against Ethiopia's monarchy
Giant Gonzalez: from NBA star to WWE wrestler
Jorge Gonzalez was the first Argentinian in an NBA draft. How did he end up wrestling?
Apollo 13
In 1970, a Moon mission almost ended in tragedy after an explosion on board the spaceship
The end of the Irish marriage bar
Until 1973, married women in Ireland were banned from working in state jobs.
Ramesses II's 'mummy makeover'
In 1976, the mummy of Ramesses II was flown from Egypt to Paris for a makeover
