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Gandhi
The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948
Palestine Post
In the months before the creation of Israel -Jerusalem was a dangerous place to be.
Rationing in Britain
In the early 1950s Britain was still so badly-off that food and fuel had to be rationed.
The Wind of Change
It's 50 years since Harold Macmillan spoke of a wind of change blowing through Africa.
Northern Ireland Hunger Strikes
In 1981 Republican prisoners in Northern Ireland staged a series of hunger strikes.
Cambridge Spies
The Cold War came to life in Britain when two spies went public in Moscow in 1956.
The Rivonia Trial
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put on trial for treason with seven other ANC activists
Surviving Robben Island
Ahmed Kathrada's time in prison alongside Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, South Africa
Charlie Wilson
Former US Congressman Charlie Wilson, who has just died, left his mark on Afghanistan.
Salman Rushdie's Fatwa
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Bombing of Dresden
Witness hears from a survivor of the firebombing of Dresden.
Zimbabwe Referendum
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Jamaican Bobsled Team
At the 1988 Winter Olympics Jamaica fielded its first ever bobsled team.
Japanese Internment
During WW2 the US government decided to put many of its Japanese citizens into camps.
Miracle on Ice
When the US hockey team met their Russian rivals at the 1980 Olympics, tensions were high.
Women's Liberation Movement Begins
Modern British feminism began in 1970 when 500 women met for a debate in Oxford
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at Yalta
The Yalta conference that decided the shape of post-war Europe
Attempted coup in Spain
In 1981 Spain had been a democracy for just 5 years, now parliament is under attack.
Siege of Wounded Knee
In 1973 Native American Indians began a standoff against the US army at Wounded Knee
Playboy Club
Fifty years ago the first Playboy Club opened in Chicago - with bunnies.
Dot Com Bubble
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Scott of the Antarctic
The diaries of Captain Scott and why a failed explorer became a national hero
Death of Stalin
It was 57 years ago this week that the Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin died.
The UK and the Vietnam War
Why Britain resisted America's invitations to join the Vietnam War during the 1960s.
Who Shot JR?
When JR was shot in the US TV series Dallas - it made the headlines worldwide.
Sierra Leone
The civil war in Sierra Leone left hundreds of thousands of civilians dead or mutilated.
Bomb disposal in Iraq
What it's really like being a bomb-disposal man in Iraq.
Coalition Government
British politicans aren't used to sharing power but in the 1970s they had to.
Kurdish exodus
Saddam Hussein takes his revenge on rebellious Kurds after the 1st Gulf War.
Three Mile Island Accident
Meltdown at the American nuclear power station in 1979
Invasion of Iraq
What was it like living in Baghdad during the allied invasion of Iraq?