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The Fairy Photos

Searching for a spirit world after WW1, plus Jamaica's worst train crash, and Biosphere 2

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The Collapse of Northern Rock

The run on a British bank, a schoolboy arrested in East Germany, and Nigerian treasures.

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When Animals Make History

From a guide dog on 9/11 to Australia's rabbit plague - five stories from animal history.

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Walking the Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China; the death of a Pope; and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko

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The Hate Crime That Changed American Law

Why the brutal killing of a young gay man in Wyoming prompted change.

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The Death of Che Guevara

The final hours of the revolutionary hero, Italy's looted art and Madonna's early years.

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The 43 Group: Battling British Fascists

Veterans fight fascism in 1940s Britain; The death of Samora Machel, Moscow theatre siege

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The Fake IDs That Saved Jewish Lives

Escaping the Nazis in WW2 Hungary, Romania's abortion ban, and a literary love affair.

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Martin Luther's 95 Theses

The monk who began a religious revolution, the Naked Ape and internet sex and censorship.

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The Russian Revolution: The Bolsheviks Take Control

Voices from the Russian Revolution; the first dog in space; and the songbird of Lebanon

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The 'Disappeared' of Lebanon

Women searching for their missing loved-ones in Lebanon, plus diamonds and naked dancing.

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The Siege of Mecca

The 1979 battle for the holiest site in Islam; Vietnam's deadly coup; prosecuting Manson

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The Poisoning of Litvinenko

The murder of a former Russian spy, El Salvador's Civil War, and an oil spill in Spain.

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British Withdrawal from South Yemen

Aden's independence from Britain, discovering whalesong & building Mount Rushmore statues

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The Unsung Hero of Heart Surgery

The African-American lab technician who pioneered surgery that saved millions of babies.

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To Kill A Mockingbird

One of the most successful American films ever; BR Ambedkar; and the invention of WiFi.

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Kwanzaa - The African-American Holiday

How Black activists invented a new holiday, flying around the world and Leningrad in WW2.

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Boris Yeltsin's Surprise Resignation

Mrs Yeltsin, on the day Boris shocked the world plus the Mafia's grip on America exposed.

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When France Said 'Non' to Britain Joining Europe

When France said 'Non' to Britain, the first iPhone, and the record for staying awake

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Truth And Reconciliation in South Africa

The post-Apartheid reckoning in South Africa; adoption in Guatemala; Women in World War I

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The Capture of the USS Pueblo

When North Korea and the US came close to war; plus Salvador Dali, the origins of Lego

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The Tet Offensive

A turning point in the Vietnam War; the birth of gospel music; Ireland's Bloody Sunday.

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The Munich Air Disaster

The plane crash that killed eight of Manchester United's "Busby Babes" in 1958.

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Women's Rights In Iran

Iran's first minister for Women's Affairs, headscarf revolutionaries and battling for Hue

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The Boy in the Bubble

How a young boy lived with a rare genetic disorder plus "Ghana Must Go" and Infinite Jest

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China's Barefoot Doctors

The revolutionary Chinese healthcare scheme and the ground-breaking US TV show M*A*S*H.

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Deaf Rights Protest

A protest for deaf rights; a new alphabet for Azerbaijan, Marie Stopes and Wonder Woman

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The Battle of the Airwaves in Latin America

Why the 大象传媒 started broadcasting to South America, plus the My Lai massacre.

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The Good Friday Agreement

Peace in Northern Ireland; a cross-community Bosnian choir and a pioneering woman banker.

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The Zimbabwe Massacres

Robert Mugabe sent troops to put down opposition supporters in western Zimbabwe in 1983.

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