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Why we should remember
Why we should remember
Historians write on why and how pivotal events in history should be remembered today
First World War
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When the paper poppy became a symbol of remembrance
20th Century
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The day Walt Disney World Resort in Florida welcomed its first guests
Victorian
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The pioneering use of ether
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Medieval
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the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent
Georgian
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the first Partition of Poland
20th Century
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The 19th amendment
20th Century
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Direct Action Day
20th Century
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The battle of the Bogside
20th Century
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Rosalind Franklin’s pioneering scientific career
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Second World War
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The plot to assassinate Hitler and install a new German government
20th Century
Why we should remember
The Roswell Incident
20th Century
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The launch of the swimsuit that scandalised the world
Tudor
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When Spanish conquistadors were forced to flee the Aztec capital
20th Century
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The 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn
20th Century
Why we should remember…
Richard Nixon's war on drugs
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