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Star Trek: America's first interracial TV kiss
In 1968, American television broadcast what's claimed to be the first interracial kiss
The making of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Peter Coyote reflects on the making of the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
‘Genius’ sci-fi writer Octavia E Butler
In 1995, Octavia E Butler received a MacArthur “genius” award for science-fiction writing
Making Turkish Star Wars
In 1982, a classic of Turkish Copy Cinema, was released
How the Star Wars toys were created
In 1976, toymaker Jim Swearingen had to convince his boss to take a chance on a new film
The hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73
In 1986, Pan-American Airways Flight 73 was hijacked at Karachi Airport
Hurricane Luis hits Antigua
In September 1995, Hurricane Luis devastated the Caribbean island of Antigua
Peace People: The Northern Ireland campaign group born from tragedy
In 1977, Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams won the Nobel Peace Prize
Auschwitz: An SS officer’s photo album
In 2007, an abandoned photo album revealed the chilling normality of life in Auschwitz
Uruguay's water referendum
In 2004, Uruguayans voted to enshrine water as a human right in their constitution.
