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Florence Floods
How a flood in Florence in 1966 put many of Europe's most precious artworks at risk.
American citizens taken hostage at the US embassy in Tehran
US citizen Barry Rosen was held hostage for 444 days at the US Embassy in Tehran.
The Russian Revolution: Violence in Moscow
In 1917, a young girl watches the Russian Revolution unfold outside her window.
Solar Powered Cars
Witness is our new history programme. Today, a race with a difference across the Outback.
The Bombing of the Grand Hotel, Brighton
The night that Irish bombers tried to blow up the British Government in 1984.
28/10/2009 GMT
It is December 2001 and time to form a new government for Afghanistan post 9-11.
27/10/2009 GMT
It is 1967 and the Shah of Iran is finally getting crowned.
