成人快手

Titanic discovery

On 1 September 1985 scientists located the wreckage of the Titanic on the ocean floor

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Oslo Talks

An insight into past Middle East Peace talks - a sense of humour makes a difference.

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Anniversary of the Beslan school siege of 2004

Six years on from the school siege in Beslan, one schoolgirl remembers

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Lord Mountbatten

Lord Mountbatten, pillar of the British establishment, was killed by the IRA in 1979

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A Baader Meinhof victim

In 1977 the Baader Meinhof gang kidnapped and killed a leading German businessman.

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Child Evacuees

Children were evacuated from Britain's towns and cities at the beginning of World War Two.

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Wolfenden Report on Homosexuality

In 1957, a government committee shocked Britain by calling for homosexuality to be legal.

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Chile Coup

The playwright, Ariel Dorfman, recalls the coup in Chile in September 1973.

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Star Trek

How the sci-fi classic Star Trek was born

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Pope John Paul II's UK visit in 1982

The last time a Pope came to Britain was John Paul II's visit in 1982

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The collapse of Lehman Brothers

The day that one of America's largest banks collapsed, triggering a global financial panic

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Sabra and Shatila massacre 1982

Reflecting on the massacre of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps

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Paralympics Games in Rome 1960

It is 50 years since the first Paralympic Games were held in Rome

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Bokassa's Downfall

In 1979 the Emperor of the Central African Republic, Jean Bedel Bokassa, was overthrown.

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Women Machinists Strike at Ford's, Dagenham

The strike at Ford's car factory Dagenham led to equal pay legislation in the UK

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Iran-Iraq War

On September 22nd 1980 Saddam Hussein sent Iraqi troops into Iran.

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The Blitz

It's 70 years since the beginning of the Blitz - the bombing of British towns and cities.

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The Cod Wars

In the early 1970s Britain and Iceland were locked in a conflict - over fish.

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The Taliban take Kabul - 1996

On 27 September 1996 Taliban fighters took control of the Afghan capital Kabul

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Hair - the musical

In 1968 the rock musical Hair finally opened on the London stage

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Silent Spring

The book that gave DDT - a synthetic pesticide - a bad name

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Nigerian Independence

It is exactly 50 years since Nigeria became independent

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Last Days of Nasser

A chauffeur recalls the dramatic final days of President Nasser of Egypt.

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The Battle of Cable Street

How ordinary Londoners turned the tide against British fascism in October 1936.

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The fall of Slobodan Milosevic

When protestors stormed the Yugoslav parliament - President Milosevic stepped down

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Thai student killings 1976

How a student protest 30 years ago, led to bloodshed in the Thai capital

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The death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko

When Steve Biko died in police custody, the South African government lied about his death

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Che Guevara

On the 9th of October 1967 Che Guevara was killed by armed forces in the Bolivian jungle.

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Asylums

A special edition of Witness looks at life inside psychiatric institutions of the past.

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Bali Bombs

Bomb attacks shatter the Indonesian island of Bali, eight years ago today.

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