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Axis Sally: World War II traitor who broadcast for the Nazis
Mildred Gillars became the first woman in American history to be convicted of treason.

Vidkun Quisling: Norway's traitor
In 1939, Vidkun Quisling asked Hitler to invade Norway.

Jamuna Tudu: The real life 'Lady Tarzan'
In the early 2000s, a woman known as ‘Lady Tarzan’ fought India’s so called timber mafia

Ibadan Zoo
Bob Golding turned Ibadan Zoo into one of Nigeria's biggest attractions in the 1970s

Tortured in Iran's Evin Prison
Protests after Iran's 2009 election caused one man to be interrogated for 118 days

The Green March: Moroccans take over the Sahara
In 1975, unarmed Moroccans faced off against gun-carrying Spanish soldiers

The hunger-striking Bolivian president
In 1984, President Zuazo went on hunger strike, in an attempt to stabilise Bolivia

Gürtel scandal: Spain's Watergate
How one man's secret recordings revealed one of Spain's biggest corruption scandals

The first World Laughter Day
The first World Laughter Day took place in Mumbai, India in January 1998

Russian ballerina defects to the west
The Russian ballerina who defected to the west