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The Death of Leonid Brezhnev

The Soviet leader died in November 1982 after years of ill health.

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San Salvador offensive

In November 1989 the civil war in El Salvador hit the capital city.

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Oh What A Lovely War

In the 1960s, radio and stage shows helped provoke a change in attitudes to World War I.

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Student Uprising in Greece in 1973

Alan Johnston reports on a student uprising against military rule in Greece in 1973.

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Great Lisbon Earthquake

How an earthquake in 1755 flattened Lisbon and led to a revolution in European thought.

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Cathy Come 麻豆约拍

It is 45 years since a 麻豆约拍 TV drama changed British ideas about homelessness.

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Kim Philby the spy

How a Soviet agent managed to fool the British intelligence service for years.

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Nikola Tesla

He was one of the great pioneers of electrical power.

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President Sadat of Egypt visits Israel

How Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to visit Israel in 1977.

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Georgia's Rose Revolution

In November 2003 a popular uprising unseated the government of Georgia.

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Mobutu Sese Seko of Congo

How Mobutu Sese Seko run a kleptocratic dictatorship in Congo for 32 years.

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Ned Kelly's Last Stand

How the infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, was finally captured in 1880.

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Thalidomide

Fifty years ago the drug thalidomide was found to cause serious damage to unborn children

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Plane spotters

In November 2001 a group of British tourists were arrested and put on trial in Greece.

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The Battle in Seattle

In November 1999 police battled with anti-globalisation protestors for control of Seattle.

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The Winter of Discontent

In 1979 British public sector workers went on strike over pay.

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Ryan White

The story of a young haemophiliac who was banned from school after testing HIV positive.

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The US Embassy in Tehran

In 1979 student demonstrators attacked the American Embassy in Iran.

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The Pill

The pill meant reliable, convenient family planning - and sexual freedom

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The Bermuda Triangle

The story of the Bermuda Triangle began when five US Navy planes went missing in 1945.

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Pearl Harbour

It is 70 years since Japanese planes attacked the US Navy base in Hawaii.

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Economic crisis in Argentina

It is 10 years since the height of the financial crisis in Argentina.

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The Mozote massacre

In December 1981 hundreds of peasants were killed by the army in El Salvador.

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The Treaty of Rome

We take you back to the beginnings of the European project.

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Manuel Noriega

Twenty years ago the leader of Panama Manuel Noriega, was removed from power by the USA.

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ANC Bomb

The ANC party took its first violent action in 1961, a bomb at municipal offices in Durban

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Kazakh uprising

In December 1986 Kazakhs began protesting against Moscow's rule.

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Bangladesh wins independence

An inside account of the moment Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan in 1971.

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Spice Girls

Christmas 1996 and the Spice Girls are number one. 'Girl Power' is taking over the world.

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The British Miners' strike

Christmas 1984 - a time of hardship for the protesters against the closure of coal mines

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