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Jackie Robinson (1919 – 1972)

A tribute to Jackie Robinson (1919 – 1972) the first black Major League baseball player.

• 15 mins

Nicotine addiction

How the tobacco industry bosses lied about nicotine addiction.

• 15 mins

Tiger Woods' ethnicity

Tiger Woods, the golfing wonder whose ethnicity proves hard to pigeonhole.

• 15 mins

Franklin D Roosevelt monument

The problems that arise when erecting statues of notable figures.

• 15 mins

Sir Lionel Sackville-West (1827 - 1908)

Sir Lionel Sackville-West, the man whose fatuity lost the Democrats the 1888 presidency.

• 15 mins

Spending the nation's money

The differences between the American and British systems of budget making.

• 15 mins

The Kelly Flinn case

The sex scandal cases of Kelly Flinn and Paula Jones.

• 15 mins

William Clayton (1880-1966)

A profile of business leader and government advisor William Clayton.

• 15 mins

Health scares

A look at the trend for health scares in the media when the economy is booming.

• 15 mins

Watergate - 25 years on

The Watergate scandal and the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon.

• 15 mins

Roswell UFO incident

What really happened at Roswell, New Mexico in the summer of 1947?

• 15 mins

The sovereignty of Hong Kong.

How the US see the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong back to China.

• 15 mins

The Clinton re-election campaign

The mystery of illegal donations to President Clinton's re-election campaign.

• 15 mins

James Stewart

Memories of actor James Stewart (1908-1997).

• 15 mins

The end of civilisation

Woolworth stores in America close their doors to the public.

• 15 mins

Clinton: Prosperity and popularity

The prosperity and popularity of President Clinton.

• 15 mins

Integration in San Francisco schools

The low outcomes for black and the Latin American students, contrasts with Asian ones.

• 15 mins

Bottled water

Status symbol mania, and the demand for bottled water.

• 15 mins

The 1997 United Parcel Service strike

Do union strikes bring change? UPS and Air Traffic Controllers find out.

• 15 mins

Princess Diana of Wales (1961-1997)

The American reaction to the death of Princess Diana.

• 15 mins

Megan's Law

Megan's Law, and other laws named after people, and a protest at Yale.

• 15 mins

American stereotypes on film

American stereotypes, as portrayed by Hollywood.

• 15 mins

Dr George Gallup (1901 - 1984)

A profile of George Gallup, the inventor of the Gallup poll.

• 15 mins

Clinton's veto

President Clinton's use of line-item vetos on projects he deemed wasteful.

• 15 mins

El Niño

An overview of El Niño and the Queen's visit to California.

• 15 mins

The Kennedy Missile Tapes of 1962

The 1997 release of conversations Kennedy taped during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962.

• 15 mins

The Wall Street crash

The events leading up to the 1929 Wall Street crash.

• 15 mins

President Jiang in America

President Clinton's ground breaking meeting with President Jiang of China.

• 14 mins

Judge Zobel and the Louise Woodward verdict

The reduction in the severity of the verdict in the Louise Woodward trial by Judge Zobel.

• 15 mins

Sir Isaiah Berlin

A profile of British political theorist and historian Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997).

• 15 mins