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Agatha Christie: best-selling novelist of all time
In January 1976, author Agatha Christie died aged 85
The Challenger space shuttle tragedy
In January 1986, the launch of space shuttle Challenger ended in tragedy
Operation Mincemeat
In April 1943, an audacious hoax of WW2 began. It was codenamed Operation Mincemeat
The Irish priest who built an airport
In 1986, a priest raised millions to open an airport at Knock in Ireland
Exiled Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran
In February 1979, religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini flew back to Tehran from Paris
Weekend listening: The History Bureau
If journalism is the first draft of history, what happens if that turns out to be flawed?
Afghan Star
In 2005, a TV show to find new musical talent was launched in Afghanistan
The deadly Vargas mudslides in Venezuela
In December 1999, torrential rain in Venezuela led to deadly floods and mudslides
Creating Cluedo
Blackouts during World War Two helped Anthony Pratt invent the popular family board game
The creation of the modern kitchen
The modern kitchen was created by an Austrian architect in 1926
