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Korea Divided
In August 1945 Korea is split along the 38th parallel.
The Tolpuddle Martyrs
How six English farmworkers defied the authorities to form a trade union in 1834.
The Dieppe Raid
The disastrous raid by Allied forces on the German occupied French port of Dieppe in WW2.
The Assassination of Leon Trotsky
Esteban Volkov recalls the murder of his grandfather, Leon Trotsky, in Mexico in Aug 1940
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
In August 1915 the Scottish architect was arrested on suspicion of spying.
A Bizarre Poisoning Plot in Oregon
A clash between a religious commune and the locals leads to the mass poisoning of a town.
Mass Executions in Iran
In the summer of 1988 thousands of political prisoners were suddenly executed in Iran.
The Assassination of Benigno Aquino
On 21 Aug 1983, the opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, was shot dead in the Philippines
Latinos Protest Against Vietnam
How a Mexican-American march against the Vietnam War descended into chaos in 1970.
The Destruction of Iraq's Marshes
A look at the destruction of southern Iraq's great marshes, overseen by Saddam Hussein.
The Guinness Book of Records
The first edition of one of the world's best-selling books was published in August 1955.
Hurricane Katrina
In August 2005 a massive hurricane hit the city of New Orleans in the USA.
Uri Geller and the Bending Spoon
In 1976, a US magazine tested a psychic's claim that he could bend metal with his mind.
The Auschwitz Cellist
How the cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived the Holocaust by playing music.
Russia's First DJ
Russia's first radio DJ, Seva Novgorodsev, went on air at the height of the Cold War
The Heyday of Somali Music
The remarkable story of Maryam Mursal, one of the superstars of 1970s Somali music .
The King of Highlife
E.T Mensah's Highlife music took Africa by storm in the 1950s
Noel Coward Plays Vegas
The English singer, actor and playwright was invited to do a show in Las Vegas
Umm Kulthum
Millions of Egyptians mourned the death of the legendary singer in 1975
The Monkees
The Monkees were the world's first 'manufactured' boy band - created especially for TV.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
How the Pakistani Qawali singer became an international music sensation..
Willie Nelson's Farm Aid
Country music legend Willie Nelson holds the first benefit concert for American farmers
Miriam Makeba
The story of the great South African singer who spent 30 years in exile
Musicians of the Iranian Revolution
In 1978, Iran's top musicians took a stand against the Monarchy
The First Glastonbury Festival
We hear from farmer Michael Eavis, who began the music festival in 1970
The Leningrad Symphony
In 1942 starving musicians in besieged Leningrad performed Shostakovich's Symphony
The Origins of Ska Music
Jamaica is best known for Reggae music, but before Reggae, came Ska.
DJ Kool Herc and the Birth of Hip Hop
In the autumn of 1973 a Bronx DJ held a ground-breaking party.
Jacques Brel
In 1966 the singer-songwriter announced on stage that he was going to stop performing
The Plastic People of the Universe
The psychedelic Czech rock band which became a symbol of resistance to communist rule.
Kabul Musicians' Quarter
The home of Afghanistan's traditional musicians was destroyed in 1992.