The story of our times told by the people who were there.
In May 1536 the Queen of England was executed on the orders of her husband Henry VIII.
In May 1998 a nuclear arms race began in South Asia.
On May 18th 1980 there was a huge volcanic eruption in Washington state in the USA.
It is 35 years since one of the biggest movie franchises of all time hit cinema screens.
The USA sent two monkeys into space and brought them back alive for the first time
Twenty years ago the anti-mafia judge was assassinated by a bomb under his car.
How the legendary Manchester venue launched a dance music revolution.
Thirty-five years ago, gunmen took 105 young children hostage in a school in Holland.
The story of the "miracle babies" who became global superstars in the 1930s.
In May 1984 a bomber tried to kill an anti-Sandinista rebel leader in Nicaragua.
It is 40 years since gunmen attacked an Israeli airport. We hear from a survivor.
Between 1967 and 1970 there was a civil war in Nigeria over the formation of Biafra.
In 1977, The Sex Pistols punk rock band mocked Britain's Silver Jubilee celebrations.
During World War II, African soldiers were a vital part of the Allied forces in Burma
In 1969 an American psychologist called David Rosenhan put psychiatrists to the test.
It is 35 years since the opening of the iconic modern art centre in Paris.
It's 26 years since an American intelligence analyst admitted selling secrets to Israel.
How Americans lined the route of Senator Robert Kennedy's funeral train in 1968.
The man behind one of the most important security breaches in US history tells his story.
It is over 50 years since the great Russian ballet dancer left the Soviet Union for good.
It is 10 years since Hamid Karzai was first appointed as interim President of Afghanistan.
Thirty years ago the war ended between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands.
It is 90 years since one of the most influential novels of the 20th century was published.
On June 18, 1982 an Italian banker was found dead in mysterious circumstances in London.
