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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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Earth Day

The birth of the modern environmental movement.

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The Oslo Peace Talks

Secret attempt at Mid-East peace, remembering Pablo Picasso, the death of the Red Baron.

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When Margaret Thatcher Came to Power

Britain's first female PM, prisoners on the high seas, and the story of Takeshi's Castle

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The Last King of Bulgaria

From child king to prime minister, the story of Bulgaria's King Simeon II.

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May 1968 Paris Riots

A riot policeman's view of the violence that swept through France in May 1968

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The Fall of Suharto in Indonesia

How riots toppled a dictator; honouring Holocaust survivors in film; 大象传媒 lesbian protest.

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Free Health Care for All

The birth of Britain's NHS; the Thalidomide trial; and discovering a baby woolly mammoth

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The 1968 Belgrade Student Revolt

The 1968 student protest in Communist Yugoslavia and the running craze 'from couch to 5k'

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Korea Divided: A Bitter History

Key witnesses to the turbulent history of North and South Korea.

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The Ex-President and the Gun Lobby

The power of the NRA; murdered Irish journalist, Veronica Guerin; Swedish submarine drama

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When The US Shot Down An Iranian Airliner

The tragic story of Flight 655, a Russian art controversy, plus Madeleine Albright

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