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The Aga Khan meets Florence Nightingale
In 1898, Florence Nightingale invited the Aga Khan around to her London home for tea
The storming of Spain's parliament
Spanish MPs were taken hostage by armed Civil Guards in February 1981
The playboy spy who inspired James Bond
Dusko Popov was one of WWII's most successful double agents, inspiring the fictional 007.
'I taught the Dalai Lama'
In the late 1940s, an Austrian mountaineer becomes the young Dalai Lama's tutor
The photo which symbolised Argentina鈥檚 resistance
Adriana Lestido captured a mother and her daughter raising their arms in protest in 1982
Toxic shock syndrome and tampon safety
In the 1980s, deaths were linked to super-absorbent tampons
World War Two鈥檚 Shetland Bus
The Norwegian sailors who aided their country's resistance against the Nazis
The flooding of Florence
In 1966, Florence was left underwater after heavy rainfall caused the River Arno to burst
The Mont Blanc Tunnel
In July 1965, a 12km tunnel dug deep beneath the Alps was opened to traffic
Gina Lollobrigida interviews Fidel Castro
In 1974, the Italian film icon secured an exclusive interview with the Cuban leader
