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HMS Trinidad

George Lloyd, a young English composer, wrote a march for the ship he served on in WWII

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The Chile Coup

In September 1973 General Pinochet launched a coup in Chile. Ariel Dorfman was there.

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The Attica Prison Riot

In September 1971 prisoners in a high security jail in the US rose up against their guards

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US Airman Shot Down by Syria

In December 1983, a US airman was shot down while attacking Syrian forces in Lebanon

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Military Coup in Chile

On September 11th 1973, Gen Augusto Pinochet ousted the socialist government in Chile

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Saving the Tiger

In 1973 PM Indira Gandhi launched a campaign to save the Bengal Tiger from extinction

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16th Street Baptist Church Bombing

Four young black girls were killed in a racist bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, USA

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US Airman Shot Down by Syrian Forces

In 1983, Lt Robert Goodman was captured while attacking Syrian positions in Lebanon.

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Evita's Odyssey

The disappearance of the remains in 1955 of Evita Peron, the revered Argentine first lady

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The Oslo Peace Accords

In September 1993 a peace agreement was signed between Israel and the Palestinians

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Anthrax Attacks

In Sept 2001 letters were sent to journalists containing the biological agent Anthrax

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Duke Ellington Plays Afghanistan

The jazz legend Duke Ellington played at a concert in Kabul In September 1963

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Iraqi Chemical Attacks

In 1988 the Reagan administration decided not to punish Iraq for gassing Kurds in Halabja

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Duke Ellington Plays Kabul

In September 1963, the jazz legend gave a concert in the Afghan capital.

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Re-education in Communist China

Hear from a British man who spent five years being 're-educated' in China in the 1950s

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Baywatch

Executive producer Michael Berk on the birth of a global hit TV show in September 1989

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The Death of Paquirri

The fatal goring of the legendary bullfighter Francisco Rivera P茅rez in September 1984

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Siege of Vukovar

In 1991 the Yugoslav army pounded the Croatian town of Vukova for 87 days

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The Kinsey Report into Female Sexuality

Sex, 60 years ago: The Kinsey Report revealed all in 1953

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Re-education in China

In China 're-education' is still used as a form of punishment - hear one man's story.

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Appeasement

In September 1938, Neville Chamberlain tried to negotiate with Hitler over Czechoslovakia.

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Mao's American Comrade

Mao declares the formation of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949

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Australia's Asylum Stand-off

In 2001, Australia refused entry to more than 400 refugees aboard a Norwegian freight ship

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Israel's Nuclear Secrets

In October 1986, Mordechai Vanunu revealed Israel's secret nuclear weapons programme

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The Betty Ford Center

How a First Lady's struggle with drugs led to the founding of a world famous rehab clinic

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The Murder of Anna Politkovskaya

The outspoken Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in October 2006

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Danish Jews Escape the Holocaust

During WWII, most of the Jews in Denmark evaded Nazi plans to send them to death camps

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Tunnel Under the Berlin Wall

In October 1964 a group of students helped 57 people escape from East Germany

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Josephine Baker - Black American Superstar

In 1925 a young black American dancer became an overnight sensation in Paris

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Thomas Sankara African Revolutionary

When one of Africa's most celebrated leaders was killed in a coup in Burkina Faso

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