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The Battle of the Potato Beetle

In 1950, East Germany claimed American planes were dropping beetles over their fields.

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The Omagh Bombing

In August 1998, 29 people died in a massive car bombing in Omagh, Northern Ireland.

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Stanley Kubrick

Set designer Sir Ken Adam recalls working with the famously difficult director

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The Nepali Royal Massacre

In 2001, the Crown Prince of Nepal killed nine people and then turned the gun on himself.

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Saddam Hussein's 'Human Shields'

The British family who were held as 'human shields' in Iraq before the First Gulf War

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Prague Spring

The student who appealed for the world's help when Soviet tanks invaded Czechoslovakia

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The Assassination of Benigno Aquino

On August 21 1983, the opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, was shot dead in the Philippines

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Legionnaires' Disease

In August 1976 more than 200 people developed a mystery illness at a hotel in Philadelphia

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Brazil Protests: Caras Pintadas

In 1992, a huge wave of protests forced President Collor of Brazil from office.

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The Ballerina and the Coup

In 1959, Dame Margot Fonteyn was part of a bizarre plot to overthrow the Panama government

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Krakatoa

In 1883, the Indonesian volcano caused one of the world's biggest disasters

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The Sherri Finkbine Abortion Case

How one Arizona couple's campaign for a termination split America in 1962

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I Have a Dream

Martin Luther King made his historic plea for racial equality at the March on Washington

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Aboriginal Strike

The first ever strike by Australian Aborigines to help free them from virtual slavery

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Women Murdered in Mexico

In 1993 young women began disappearing in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.

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Eritrea's Long War

A doctor who took part in Eritrea's 30 year struggle for independence from Ethiopia

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Jack The Ripper

In September 1888, the most famous serial killer in history stalked the streets of London.

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Fleeing from Laos

In 1973 the American war against communism in Laos ended leaving their allies behind

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Special Operations Executive

During WWII Britain set up a secret organisation to wage war in Nazi occupied Europe

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HMS Trinidad

George Lloyd, a young English composer, wrote a march for the ship he served on in WWII

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The Chile Coup

In September 1973 General Pinochet launched a coup in Chile. Ariel Dorfman was there.

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The Attica Prison Riot

In September 1971 prisoners in a high security jail in the US rose up against their guards

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US Airman Shot Down by Syria

In December 1983, a US airman was shot down while attacking Syrian forces in Lebanon

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Military Coup in Chile

On September 11th 1973, Gen Augusto Pinochet ousted the socialist government in Chile

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Saving the Tiger

In 1973 PM Indira Gandhi launched a campaign to save the Bengal Tiger from extinction

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16th Street Baptist Church Bombing

Four young black girls were killed in a racist bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, USA

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US Airman Shot Down by Syrian Forces

In 1983, Lt Robert Goodman was captured while attacking Syrian positions in Lebanon.

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Evita's Odyssey

The disappearance of the remains in 1955 of Evita Peron, the revered Argentine first lady

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The Oslo Peace Accords

In September 1993 a peace agreement was signed between Israel and the Palestinians

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Anthrax Attacks

In Sept 2001 letters were sent to journalists containing the biological agent Anthrax

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