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The Woman Who Stopped Equal Rights in America
In June 1982 Phyllis Schlafly defeated a law to guarantee gender equality in the US.
The Six Day War 1967
Soldiers from both sides on the battle for Jerusalem; plus Robert Kennedy's assassination
Operation Lifeline: Canada's Refugee Revolution
Citizens sponsor refugees, a rock concert for Chernobyl and the first US female rabbi.
Brown v The Board of Education
Racial segregation ends in US schools; Iran's 2009 election protest; and Weight Watchers
The Trial of Maurice Papon
The French minister tried for Nazi collusion, the USSR's 007 and US wine beats French.
The Invention of Liposuction
The start of the cosmetic surgery industry; the Tajik Civil War; and Magnum photo agency
Searching For Argentina's Disappeared
Defying Argentina's military rulers, when Syria left Lebanon and Bosnia's rape camps.
Charlie Chaplin Returns to America from Exile
Charlie Chaplin, images of the furthest galaxies and the world's first black festival.
The Takeover of Russia's NTV
A setback for media freedom in Russia; Ethiopia's Red Terror; and WW2's Katyn massacre.
How Princess Diana changed the perception of AIDS
A handshake that changed attitudes to AIDS, America enters WW1, and Egypt's Facebook girl