Sarah Baartman's 200-year journey back homeThe campaign to return Sarah Baartman to South Africa nearly 200 years after her death9 mins28 Apr 2024
Oliver Tambo returns to South Africa from exileOliver Tambo returned to South Africa in 1990 after 30 years in exile9 mins26 Apr 2024
Brenda Fassie: Madonna of the townshipsBrenda Fassie was a popular South African pop star, dubbed the 'Madonna of the townships'9 mins25 Apr 2024
Soweto uprising: Children who marched against apartheidIn 1976, an uprising was sparked when demonstrating children were gunned down9 mins23 Apr 2024
South Africa's referendum on apartheidThe last whites-only vote in South Africa was held in 19929 mins22 Apr 2024
Major Charity Adams and the Six-Triple-EightThe first African-American woman to lead a World War Two battalion9 mins19 Apr 2024
Deadly Everest avalancheIn 2014, an avalanche in the Khumbu Icefall killed 16 sherpas on Mount Everest9 mins18 Apr 2024
West Africa's Ebola virus epidemicIn 2014, Sierra Leone was devastated by Africa's biggest Ebola outbreak on record9 mins17 Apr 2024
The friendship train: Connecting India and BangladeshIn 2008, India and Bangladesh were reconnected by train after 43 years9 mins16 Apr 2024
Egypt and the ‘Cairo 52’In May 2001, 52 men were arrested in a gay nightclub floating on the River Nile9 mins15 Apr 2024
Hiroo Onoda, Japan’s last WW2 soldier to surrenderHiroo Onoda spent 30 years fighting in the jungle, believing the war was still going on9 mins12 Apr 2024
St Teresa of Avila's severed handHow General Franco kept the hand of St Teresa of Avila for spiritual guidance9 mins11 Apr 2024
The Scream: A stolen masterpieceIn 1994, an undercover operation was launched to recover the Scream painting9 mins10 Apr 2024
How Lake Karla in Greece was drainedIn 1962, Thessaly’s Lake Karla was drained by the Greek government9 mins09 Apr 2024
The 2010 Kampala bombingsBombings in Uganda in 2010 killed 74. Many were football fans watching the World Cup9 mins08 Apr 2024
Bonus: The Black 14The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism32 mins06 Apr 2024
Sweden's Cinnamon Bun DayIn 1999, a delicious new tradition was born in Sweden's kitchens9 mins05 Apr 2024
Sweden's pioneering paternity leaveFifty years ago Sweden introduced gender neutral parental leave9 mins03 Apr 2024
The man who invented the seat beltIn 1958, Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin invented the three-point safety belt for cars9 mins02 Apr 2024