成人快手

Women's Liberation Movement Begins

Modern British feminism began in 1970 when 500 women met for a debate in Oxford

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Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at Yalta

The Yalta conference that decided the shape of post-war Europe

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Attempted coup in Spain

In 1981 Spain had been a democracy for just 5 years, now parliament is under attack.

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Siege of Wounded Knee

In 1973 Native American Indians began a standoff against the US army at Wounded Knee

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Playboy Club

Fifty years ago the first Playboy Club opened in Chicago - with bunnies.

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Dot Com Bubble

During the dot com boom Stephan Paternot made millions of dollars. Then he lost them

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Scott of the Antarctic

The diaries of Captain Scott and why a failed explorer became a national hero

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Death of Stalin

It was 57 years ago this week that the Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin died.

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The UK and the Vietnam War

Why Britain resisted America's invitations to join the Vietnam War during the 1960s.

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Who Shot JR?

When JR was shot in the US TV series Dallas - it made the headlines worldwide.

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Sierra Leone

The civil war in Sierra Leone left hundreds of thousands of civilians dead or mutilated.

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Bomb disposal in Iraq

What it's really like being a bomb-disposal man in Iraq.

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Coalition Government

British politicans aren't used to sharing power but in the 1970s they had to.

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Kurdish exodus

Saddam Hussein takes his revenge on rebellious Kurds after the 1st Gulf War.

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Three Mile Island Accident

Meltdown at the American nuclear power station in 1979

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Invasion of Iraq

What was it like living in Baghdad during the allied invasion of Iraq?

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Dalai Lama leaves Tibet

In March 1959 the Dalai Lama fled Chinese troops in Tibet. His brother went too.

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Black Panthers

Black Panther activism in the USA. And how one man spent almost 30 years in jail.

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Falklands Invasion

It was on April 2nd 1982 that Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.

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Tower Bridge Jet

Why one man flew his fighter jet through Tower Bridge in London.

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Rwanda Genocide

On April 6th 1994 the genocide in Rwanda began. Journalist Lindsey Hilsum lived through it

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The UNAbomber

One of America's most wanted men was arrested in April 1996. The UNAbomber.

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The Rebel Heiress

The year is 1974 and an American heiress has shocked the world by joining an armed gang.

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Petula Clark touches Harry Belafonte's arm

In 1968, when Petula Clark touched Harry Belafonte's arm, it made US TV history

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Eichmann Trial

In 1961 the man often known as the "architect of the Holocaust" went on trial in Israel.

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The Apollo 13 Space Emergency

Fred Haise, one of the Apollo 13 astronauts, describes the moment disaster struck in 1970

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Khmer Rouge in Cambodia

April 1975 the Khmer Rouge took control in Cambodia. Millions were to die at their hands.

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Zimbabwe Independence

It's 30 years since Zimbabwe became independent. A veteran fighter talks to Witness.

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Beirut Bombing

The US Embassy in Beirut was attacked by a suicide bomber in April 1983.

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Liberia executions

In April 1980 there was a brutal military coup in the West African state of Liberia.

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