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Italy's 'poison ships'
In 1988, a ship carrying toxic waste arrived in Manfredonia, Italy

The 1968 Mexico City massacre
The massacre in Mexico City in October 1968, 10 days before the Olympics

The day Celia Cruz returned to Cuba
Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz's only return to the island in 43 years of exile.

How the air fryer was invented
In 2006, Dutch inventor Fred van der Weij cooked up an idea for a new kitchen device

Conservative wipe-out in Canada
In Canada's 1993 election, the governing party was routed, ending up with just two seats

Fight the Power: The song that became an anthem of protest
In 1989, Public Enemy provided the soundtrack for Spike Lee's movie, Do The Right Thing

Georgia’s political crisis
In 1991, the newly independent country found itself on the verge of a civil war

Executed in Stalin’s Great Terror in Georgia
In the 1930s, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin executed hundreds of thousands without trial

Subway Art: The graffiti bible
In 1984, Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper released an iconic photography book

I designed Hello Kitty
In 1974, a Japanese artist created a character who is now worth more than $80 billion