成人快手

Indonesia Invades East Timor

Days after declaring independence East Timor was invaded by Indonesia in 1975

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The Assassination of Spain's Prime Minister

On December 20 1973, the Spanish PM Luis Carrero Blanco, was killed by a massive bomb.

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Lockerbie Bombing

In 1988 a bomb, hidden in the hold, exploded when the airliner was above Scotland

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Murder in the Amazon

Remembering the Brazilian environmental campaigner Chico Mendes, shot dead in 1988

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The MP Who Faked His Own Death

British MP John Stonehouse faked his own death in Miami and reappeared in Australia

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Grand Theft Auto

A controversial new computer game designed in Scotland became a surprise hit in 1997

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The Murder of Dian Fossey

Gorilla expert Dian Fossey was murdered in her cabin in Rwanda on 26 December 1985

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Prison Camp in WW2 Manila, Philippines

Thousands of foreign civilians were interned when Japanese troops invaded in WW2

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Anti-Shah Demonstrations in Iran

Millions of people took to the streets of Iran's main cities in December 1978.

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Edith Piaf

The life of the legendary French singer remembered by her friends and lovers

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The Zapatista Uprising in Mexico

Armed indigenous rebels seized towns in Chiapas, Mexico, on New Year's Day in 1994

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The Longest Ever Raft Journey

The Las Balsas expedition saw 12 men set off on three rafts across the Pacific Ocean

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Lord Haw Haw - Britain's Most Hated WW2 Traitor

On the 3rd of January 1946 Britain's most famous wartime traitor was hanged.

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The Kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr

In December 1963, the 19-year-old son of Frank Sinatra was kidnapped for a ransom.

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Albert Camus

One of France's most famous writers was killed in a car crash on 4 January, 1960

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Impeachment of President Clinton

In 1999, Bill Clinton was tried by the US Senate over his relationship with an intern

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Twelve Years A Slave

Solomon Northup was born a free man in America but kidnapped into slavery in the South

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The Panama Flag Riots

In 1964 violence erupted in Panama, prompted by a dispute over the American flag.

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Mother Teresa

The young nun who would become Mother Teresa arrived in Calcutta in 1929

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The First Panda in the West

In 1936, a US socialite and her Chinese guide captured a giant panda and brought it to NY.

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Soviet Lithuania Crackdown

In 1991, pro-independence Lithuanians took to the streets of Vilnius against Soviet tanks

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Jimi Hendrix

The guitarist's girlfriend on his electrifying performances and their life off-stage

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Nigeria's First Coup

In 1966 a small group of Nigerian army officers launched the country's first ever coup

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The First Battle of Fallujah

In 2004, US forces began battling insurgents based in the Iraqi city of Fallujah

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The Battle of Monte Cassino

The allies launched a major offensive against the Germans in Italy in January 1944

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The Execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa

In 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other activists were executed by the Nigerian regime.

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The Minnesota Starvation Experiment

The WW2 attempt to understand how best to care for starving civilians in war-torn Europe

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World's First Nuclear-Powered Submarine

The world's first nuclear-powered submarine was launched on 21st January 1954.

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The Siege of Leningrad

In January 1944 the WW2 blockade of Leningrad finally ended after almost 900 days

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The Execution of Ted Bundy

In January 1989, US serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida

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