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Chile's 'Penguin Revolution'
In 2006, more than 600,000 school children in Chile began a nationwide protest
The liberation of Auschwitz
In 1945, General Vasily Petrenko freed prisoners at the Nazi death camp
John Logie Baird invents television
On 26 January 1926, John Logie Baird demonstrated the prototype for television
Agatha Christie: best-selling novelist of all time
In January 1976, author Agatha Christie died aged 85
The Challenger space shuttle tragedy
In January 1986, the launch of space shuttle Challenger ended in tragedy
Operation Mincemeat
In April 1943, the most audacious hoax of WWII began. It was codenamed Operation Mincemeat
The Irish priest who built an airport
In 1986, a priest raised millions to open an airport at Knock in Ireland.
Exiled Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran
In February 1979, religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini flew back to Tehran from Paris
Afghan Star
In 2005, a TV show to find new musical talent was launched in Afghanistan
The deadly Vargas mudslides in Venezuela
In December 1999, torrential rain in Venezuela led to deadly floods and mudslides
