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A brave new world: the 1980s home computer boom

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President Ronald Reagan at Durenberger Republican convention rally, 1982. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
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16th century engraving depicting a man with leprosy
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Q&A How did doctors treat leprosy?

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Aquatic Centre Ferry Dock, Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Getty Images)
20th Century

My favourite place: Vancouver, Canada

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The Beatles perform onstage at the Cavern Club, Liverpool in February 1961. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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A coffin containing the skeleton of King Richard III sitting in repose inside Leicester Cathedral. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
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Are we blinded by our love of history?

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Mario Lanza c1950. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
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Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
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Is Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ the greatest speech in history?

Photo of a Canadian postage stamp
20th Century

Q&A When was the first Christmas stamp issued?

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John F Kennedy pictured in 1957
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The famous Big Pit Mining Museum in South Wales
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A canal in Venice, Italy
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My favourite place: Venice, Italy

A view over Munich, Germany
20th Century

My Favourite Place: Munich, Germany

Bali, Indonesia
20th Century

My favourite place: Bali, Indonesia

Patricia Simmons recording the speaking clock.
20th Century

Q&A Who voiced the original speaking clock?