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Montenegro votes for independence
In 2006, Montenegro achieved independence from Serbia in the final break-up of Yugoslavia
When Krishna Menon met Stalin
A rare meeting between an Indian diplomat and Joseph Stalin took place in 1953
Exposing King Albert II's secret child
In 1999, teenager Mario Danneels wrote a book which exposed a royal scandal in Belgium
Poland’s underground newspaper
In 1982, Polish dissidents set up Mazovia Weekly to share uncensored news with the public
The Sami protest song that made Eurovision history
In 1980, Norway’s Eurovision Song Contest entry included a traditional Sami joik song
When Sweden invented the reality game show
In 1997, Sweden launched the world's first reality-based competitive TV show
Uncovering a lost burial ground in Rio
In 1996, Merced dos Anjos unearthed the New Blacks Cemetery under her home in Brazil
The fossil that revealed the first dinosaur feathers
In 1996, a fossil in China showed the first real hint that some dinosaurs had feathers
Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
A 2015 report found 'cultural genocide' was committed against Canada's Indigenous people
Sir David Attenborough's first Zoo Quest
In 1954 a new television programme launched the career of the world-famous broadcaster
