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History counts Simón Bolívar - born today in 1783 - as one of its great winners. That's a fair point. Bolívar - 'South America's George Washington' - did win countless battles in his long … read more

Back in June 1988, 72,000 people crammed into the old Wembley Stadium. They were treated to a music masterclass. Some of the eighties' best were performing: Simple Minds, Whitney Houston, Stev … read more

It was a warm Egyptian summer when in 1975, a 39-year-old Palestinian writer, Ghassan Kanafani, strolled up to the Cairo HQ of the Afro-Asian Writers' Association.Literature and politics: see the n … read more

Nye Bevan - who brought the NHS into existence 70 years ago today - had a disappointing life. I don't mean this in a personal sense. He enjoyed a happy marriage to his fellow socialist, Jennie … read more

They say the Women's Social & Political Union (WSPU) was the first campaigning body to use design and colour to create its own 'corporate identity'. And WOMAN did that work for them! In pictu … read more