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Poland's bleak Christmas
In 1981, the communist government of Poland declared martial law to suppress civil unrest
Australian republic referendum
On 6 November 1999, voters in Australia were asked if they wanted to become a republic
'I created MasterChef'
In 1990, the cookery programme MasterChef launched on 成人论坛 TV
When instant noodles came to India
A turning point in Indian culinary history
Chef to five presidents
Cristeta Comerford was the first woman and person of colour to the White House's top chef
'Kimchi war'
In the 1990s, a diplomatic dispute broke out between Japan and South Korea over kimchi
Dinner for One: How an English comedy became a German tradition
The sitcom Dinner for One, recorded in 1963, has become a German New Year's Eve tradition
Indian Ocean tsunami - Tamil Nadu
On 26 December 2004, communities around the Indian Ocean were swept away by a tsunami
Robert Ripley and the 鈥楤elieve It or Not鈥� empire
During the Great Depression, cartoonist Robert Ripley made millions from freaky facts
Creating Alexa
In 2000, two Polish students started creating a smart speaker which sounded human
Marie Kondo
In 2011, Japanese tidying expert Marie Kondo's first book was published.
