Queen Elizabeth II has Died: UK's Longest Reigning Monarch & World's Longest Serving Head of State
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8 Sep 2022 - Queen Elizabeth II has died. She was the UK's longest reigning monarch and the world's longest serving head of state.
Malala Day: An Education For All Children.
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7 Aug 2013 - Malala Yousafzai was shot and almost killed by Taliban militants in Pakistan on her way home from school, yet her survival only made her a greater global advocate for universal education.
Opening of Fourth World Conference on Women
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6 Nov 1995 - Governments from around the world agree on a comprehensive plan to achieve global legal equality, known as the Beijing Platform for Action at the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace held during 4–15 September 1995 in Beijing, China.
Rigoberta Menchu Press Conference
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1992 - The Guatemalan activist for indigenous rights gives her first press conference at the United Nations after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize at age 33.
The Big If
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1981 - A short animated film by the award-winning artist Bretislav Pojar on the question of the economic consequences of the arms race.
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