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Indonesian Independence Day
Dr Seuss
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Windrush
Cold War page 2 (1957-66)
Miracle of Lenegede
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Munich Massacre (5 Sept 1972)
Cold War page 4 (1977-86)
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Stardust fire
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Cold War poster
Modern (1992-present)
The Good Friday Agreement 1998
7/7 London Bombings
Manchester Arena attacks 2017
Boston Marathon Bombing
Arab Spring
Costa Concordia Disaster
September 11 Attacks
The Troubles (1968-98)
Lord Mountbatten Assassination
LGBTQ+ history
Lynn Conway
Alan L Hart
Kevin Conroy
Magnus Hirshfeld
History of the Stonewall Inn
Roberta Cowell
History of Pride (Stonewall riots)
Sappho
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European Characters
Abelard of Germany
Eduard of Russia
Bartek of Poland
Astrid of Sweden
Elizabeth of England
Margote of France
Asian Characters
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Bernita of Cuba
Fabienne of Haiti
Hilary of the United States of America
Lisa Marie of Tennessee
Loukrita of New York
Rose of US State of Massachusetts
Naomi of the US State of Baltimore
Miley of the US State of Montana
Gabby of the US State of Georgia
Tess of the US State of Ohio
Felicia of the US State of Colorado
Clementine of the US State of California
Valerie of the US State of Virginia
Jovie of the US State of West Virginia
Florinda of the US State of Florida
South American Characters
African Characters
Burning questions about life and the world
Questions about the Calendar
Origins of Climate Change
How did Russia get so big
Why is the symbol for the EU a circle of stars?
Why are Israel and Palestine fighting?
Why is Africa Poor?
Calendar
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History of Russian Animation
How we identified the Romanovs
The Russian Ruble
Stalin's Five Year Plans
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