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The resignation of President Nixon
On 8 August 1974, Richard Nixon became the first US president in history to resign
The return of Asians to Uganda
When Yoweri Museveni came to power in 1986, he asked exiled Asians to return to Uganda.
The city shaped by Ugandan Asians
Some 10,000 Asians made Leicester their home after being expelled from Uganda in 1972.
The exodus of Asians from Uganda
In 1972, dictator Idi Amin announced that all Asians had just 90 days to leave Uganda.
When Asians were forced to leave Kenya
Many Asians migrated to Kenya in the early 20th century but were later forced to leave
Why Asians came to Uganda
In the early 20th century many South Asians migrated to Uganda in search of a better life
The Leaflet Bomber
In 1971 communist Bob Newland goes on a secret mission to South Africa to fight Apartheid
The Tangshan Earthquake
A deadly earthquake hit the city of Tangshan killing hundreds of thousands of people.
Inventing nicotine patches
Nicotine patches became available in the 1990s but their origins go back to the 1980s.
The Surkov leaks
In 2016, Ukrainian hackers leaked the emails of Vladimir Putin's aide, Vladislav Surkov.
