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Gallipoli

One New Zealand soldier's account of surviving the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915

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Studio 54

It is 35 years since the legendary New York night club opened its doors to cool people.

• 10 mins

Mass Trespass

How walkers stormed an English peak in 1932 and started a fight for countryside access.

• 10 mins

The right to die

In 2002 a paralysed woman, known as Miss B, was allowed to die in a London hospital.

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The capture of President Izetbegovic

In May 1992 the Bosnian president was taken captive by Serb soldiers.

• 10 mins

The Los Angeles Riots

The people of South Central Los Angeles took to the streets in fury at police brutality

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Suicide of gay footballer

Justin Fashanu, Britain's first openly gay footballer, killed himself in May 1998.

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The General Strike

In May 1926 workers across Britain went on strike in support of coal miners.

• 10 mins

The trial of Charles Manson

He was responsible for a series of gruesome murders in the Hollywood hills.

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Attack on Fela Kuti

The Nigerian military stormed the musician's compound in Lagos, Kalakuta Republic

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The Psychiatrist and Rudolf Hess

How a British psychiatrist examined the deputy Nazi leader after his flight to Scotland.

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Paris 1968

How student protests and workers' strikes threatened to bring down France's government.

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The assassination of a Prime Minister

On May 11th 1812, the British Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, was killed.

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Michael Apted and the 7 Up TV series

In 1964, a TV documentary series introduced a group of seven-year-olds to British viewers

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The Anschluss

In March 1938 Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany - one Vienna resident remembers.

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The execution of Anne Boleyn

In May 1536 the Queen of England was executed on the orders of her husband Henry VIII.

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The South Asia nuclear standoff

In May 1998 a nuclear arms race began in South Asia.

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Mount St Helens

On May 18th 1980 there was a huge volcanic eruption in Washington state in the USA.

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Star Wars - the film

It is 35 years since one of the biggest movie franchises of all time hit cinema screens.

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Monkeys in Space

The USA sent two monkeys into space and brought them back alive for the first time

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The murder of Giovanni Falcone

Twenty years ago the anti-mafia judge was assassinated by a bomb under his car.

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The Hacienda nightclub

How the legendary Manchester venue launched a dance music revolution.

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Dutch School Siege

Thirty-five years ago, gunmen took 105 young children hostage in a school in Holland.

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The Dionne Quintuplets

The story of the "miracle babies" who became global superstars in the 1930s.

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La Penca bombing

In May 1984 a bomber tried to kill an anti-Sandinista rebel leader in Nicaragua.

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The Lod airport massacre

It is 40 years since gunmen attacked an Israeli airport. We hear from a survivor.

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The Biafran war

Between 1967 and 1970 there was a civil war in Nigeria over the formation of Biafra.

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Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Punk rock and the Queen

In 1977, The Sex Pistols punk rock band mocked Britain's Silver Jubilee celebrations.

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African Troops During WWII

During World War II, African soldiers were a vital part of the Allied forces in Burma

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The Rosenhan Experiment

In 1969 an American psychologist called David Rosenhan put psychiatrists to the test.

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