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UN Peacekeepers
How the first United Nations Peacekeeping Force came into being.
Ebola
Two doctors tell how they dealt with one of the first outbreaks of Ebola fever.
Lancaster House Agreement
It's exactly 30 years since an agreement signed in London framed the future for Zimbabwe.
Pong
Pong - the computer game that launched a multi-billion dollar industry.
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: Part One
It's exactly thirty years since Soviet forces overthrew the Afghan government.
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: Part Two
It's exactly thirty years since Soviet soldiers invaded Afghanistan - part two.
Saddam Execution
What was it like growing up in the shadow of Saddam Hussein?
The Millenium Bug
Ten years ago on New Year's Eve computer experts were preparing themselves for disaster.
Ghana coup
How a New Year's coup in Ghana led to changes for the country's journalists.
Airlift to America
In the late 1950s a plan to educate young Africans leaders is born.
Ethiopian Jews
How one Ethiopian jew made the trip to Israel and the culture shock that awaited him.
Kidnap in Ethiopia
How a young journalist ended up spending rather more time in Ethiopia than he'd planned.
Korean War
It's sixty years since the beginning of the Korean War - one man remembers that time.
Irish War of Independence
Memories of the Irish war of independence which began over 90 years ago this month.
Revolution at the LSE
How students in the sixties brought the London School of Economics to a halt.
Yemen
Yemen is the news because of al-Qaeda, but in the 90s, its civil war made the headlines.
Armenian killings
Remembering the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Armenians over 90 years ago.
Biafra
It's exactly 40 years since the Biafran war of independence from Nigeria ended in failure.
Shah into Exile
Two women tell their stories of exile because of the revolution in Iran over 30 years ago.
Soviet Veterans
Over twenty years ago Soviet troops were fighting in Afghanistan - we hear from veterans.
History of TV
How John Logie Baird tried to convince people that TV could work.
Haiti Duvaliers
How the father and son regime of the Duvaliers affected the already poor country of Haiti.
Witness
Queen Victoria died exactly 109 years ago today - we hear from her shocked subjects.
Idi Amin
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin took power in 1971, but it ended in disarray in 1979
Somalia 1991
What was it like living in Mogadishu at the height of Somalia's civil war?
Hitler's Book
The story of a young American soldier and the book he found in Hitler's house.
Meeting Osama
What is Osama bin Laden really like? Witness talks to someone who knows.
Gandhi
The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948
Palestine Post
In the months before the creation of Israel -Jerusalem was a dangerous place to be.
Rationing in Britain
In the early 1950s Britain was still so badly-off that food and fuel had to be rationed.
The Wind of Change
It's 50 years since Harold Macmillan spoke of a wind of change blowing through Africa.