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The US presidents who decided not to run for a second termThe Explainer Joe Biden's decision to end his re-election campaign was shocking, but there's a long history of presidents who've bowed out on a chance at four more years
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Haredim: Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews now facing conscriptionThe Explainer Religious community pays few taxes, receives vast subsidies and has avoided military service, provoking ire of wider society
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D-Day: why the Normandy invasion was so importantThe Explainer Two days of events are being held to remember historic beach landings 80 years on
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D-Day: how allies prepared military build-up of astonishing dimensionsThe Explainer Eighty years ago, the Allies carried out the D-Day landings – a crucial turning point in the Second World War
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Blue plaques: Historic England's search for new local heroesIn the Spotlight Opening nominations for new iconic signs will help 'more people celebrate their heritage'
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A history of the Gentleman's Clubs of LondonThe Explainer The Garrick's decision to admit women has put London's 'Clubland' in the spotlight
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Namibia grapples with legacy of genocide on Shark IslandUnder the radar A non-profit research agency believes it has located sites of unmarked graves of prisoners
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Did Thatcher invent Right to Buy?In Depth Row over Angela Rayner's tax bill has stirred up questions about the council house scheme
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The laws of finding – and keeping – treasure in BritainIn the Spotlight Amateur archaeology is on the rise but flouting the laws can land you in prison
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A history of student protest at Columbia UniversityThe Explainer Anti-Israel demonstrations at NYC's Ivy League university echo protests against Vietnam War and South African apartheid
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Rwanda's killing fields: 30th anniversary of genocideIn Depth This month, world remembers one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century
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Why the miners' strike was so importantThe Explainer It is 40 years since most of Britain's coalminers went on strike, in the most bitter and divisive industrial dispute in recent history
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A history of self-immolation as 'extreme' act of protestThe Explainer US airman setting himself on fire in Washington is the latest in long line of shocking such incidents
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How St Patrick's Day is celebratedIn Depth Make the most of 17 March, the annual Irish saint's day festival
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