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Shakespeare's Globe
It is 15 years since a replica of Shakespeare's Globe theatre was opened in London.
The football war
It is over 40 years since a brief but bloody war between Honduras and El Salvador.
Anne Frank's Diary
In June 1947 the diary of Anne Frank was published for the very first time.
Perestroika
Reform in the Soviet Union, known as perestroika, was launched 25 years ago in 1987.
France under Nazi occupation
A Frenchwoman remembers life under Nazi occupation during the Second World War.
The Berlin airlift
In June 1948 Soviet troops cut supply lines around West Berlin in Germany.
Dadaab refugee camp
The biggest refugee camp in the world was established 21 years ago.
The death of Roberto Calvi
On June 18, 1982 an Italian banker was found dead in mysterious circumstances in London.
James Joyce and Ulysses
It is 90 years since one of the most influential novels of the 20th century was published.
The end of the Falklands conflict
Thirty years ago the war ended between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands.
