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The playboy spy who inspired James Bond
Dusko Popov was one of WW2's most successful double agents, inspiring the fictional 007
'I taught the Dalai Lama'
In the late 1940s, an Austrian mountaineer becomes the young Dalai Lama's tutor
The photo which symbolised Argentina’s resistance
Adriana Lestido captured a mother and her daughter raising their arms in protest in 1982
Toxic shock syndrome and tampon safety
In the 1980s, deaths were linked to super-absorbent tampons
World War Two’s Shetland Bus
The Norwegian sailors who aided their country's resistance against the Nazis
The flooding of Florence
In 1966, Florence was left underwater after heavy rainfall caused the River Arno to burst
The Mont Blanc Tunnel
In July 1965, a 12km tunnel dug deep beneath the Alps was opened to traffic
Gina Lollobrigida interviews Fidel Castro
In 1974, the Italian film icon secured an exclusive interview with the Cuban leader
When Pink Floyd played in Venice
In July 1989, Pink Floyd played a controversial concert to 200,000 people in Venice
The discovery of nerve growth factor
In 1952, Italian scientist Dr Rita Levi-Montalcini made a crucial discovery
