Franklin D Roosevelt’s New Deal

In 1933, President Roosevelt enacted the New Deal to drag the US out of depression

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Confronting Betty Ford’s addiction

In 1978, former first lady Betty Ford sought help for addiction

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Kobe earthquake

On 17 January 1995, an earthquake devastated the city of Kobe, in Japan

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'I wrote Schindler's List'

Thomas Keneally stumbled across the story of Oskar Schindler while buying a briefcase

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Drum: Africa’s revolutionary magazine

The first African lifestyle magazine Drum, was first printed in 1951

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Hunting the Unabomber

In September 1995, US newspapers controversially published a terrorist's manifesto

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Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

In 1995, the doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo, launched a chemical attack on the Tokyo metro

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The murder of Maurizio Gucci

On 27 March 1995, the former head of the fashion house was shot dead in Milan, Italy

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Replacing the Panchen Lama

On 29 November 1995, China exerted its influence over Tibetan Buddhism's leadership

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The launch of Windows 95

In 1995 Microsoft released a new operating system after a $300 million marketing campaign

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The Milltown Cemetery attack

In 1988, during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, three people were killed at a funeral

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