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20th Century

A small group of Argentine troops survey the scene not far from Port Stanley after arriving in the Falklands by helicopter (Photo by: SeM/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
20th Century

What if... Argentina had won the Falklands War?

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The man who almost discovered the double helix . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Tim Dunn chooses John Betjeman

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The clocks change at South Station in Boston, Massachusetts. (Image by Bettmann/Getty Images)
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A brief history of daylight saving time

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My history hero Phil Tufnell chooses Denis Compton

Frida Kahlo painting
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Who was Frida Kahlo? Her life and legacy

After strike action of three weeks they settled for 92% of the C grade rate. Although not equal pay the strike was given a high profile when the whole plant was closed and Barbara Castle, the Employment Minister, was brought in to help negotiate a settlement. This picture shows some of the women sewing machinists with placards and banners being interviewed outside the offices of Barbara Castle who meet and heard the strikers grienance's 28th June 1968
20th Century

Sisters in arms The Women's Liberation Movement

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The Iraq War, 20 years on . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Black and white photo of a group of women marching while holding a sign saying 'International Women's Day'
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A brief history of International Women’s Day: what is it and why do we celebrate it?

The paranormal activity at 63 Wycliffe Road prompted a flurry of coverage in tabloids such as the 'Daily Sketch'
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Danny Robins' paranormal cold cases The Battersea Poltergeist

Suffragettes attempt to attack the house by airship. Miss Muriel Matters with megaphone, Hendon airfields, London. 16th February 1909
20th Century

Muriel Matters The well-spoken women’s rights hero

A century since women's suffrage. (Illustration by Eleanor Shakespeare for BBC History Magazine)
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Women’s rights in the 20th century: what happened after the vote was won?

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The cult of Freud: science, sex & psychoanalysis . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Interwar Britain: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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