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The Spanish king reclaims his throne
In 1975 Juan Carlos reclaimed the Spanish throne after 36 years of Franco鈥檚 dictatorship
The death of Franco
In 1975, General Francisco Franco died, ending 36 years of dictatorship over Spain
Angela Merkel suspends EU asylum rules in 2015
In August 2015, Germany suspended asylum rules amid a steep rise in migration to Europe
Reagan and Gorbachev: The Geneva Summit
In 1985, US President Ronald Reagan met Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Switzerland
When Maldives' ministers met underwater
In 2009, ministers from the Maldives held the first underwater cabinet meeting
Bataclan attack in Paris
On 13 November 2015, 90 people were shot dead at the Bataclan theatre in France
Prosecuting Nazis at the Nuremberg Trials
Eighty years ago, in the aftermath of World War Two, a major war crimes trial took place
Birth of the G7
In November 1975, leaders of six nations met in France to solve an economic crisis
Breaking the sound barrier
In 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound.
Discovering the largest dinosaur ever
In 2012, a shepherd uncovered a bone belonging to a new dinosaur in Argentina
