成人快手

The Fall of Saigon

In 1975 US troops airlifted hundreds of people out of Saigon as the Vietnam War ended.

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The Sinking of the Lusitania

1,200 died when a German submarine torpedoed the passenger liner off Ireland in 1915

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Iran Hostage Rescue Mission

Rob Walker reports on an attempt to free hostages from the US embassy in Iran in 1980.

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The Murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero

Two witnesses give their account of the shooting of the archbishop of El Salvador.

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Italy in World War One

One soldier's diary account of the brutal Italian campaign fought in the Alps

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Australia's Rabbit Plague

How Australia battled a plague of rabbits which was destroying its agricultural economy.

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Eichmann in Argentina

In 1960, leading Nazi Adolf Eichmann was abducted in Argentina and smuggled to Israel.

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Iran's Cultural Revolution

How Iran's Islamic hardliners shut down universities to drive out secular groups

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The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

In July 1945, the American warship was torpedoed in the shark-infested Pacific Ocean.

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James Salter: Writer and Pilot

The acclaimed American author recalls his time as a US fighter pilot during the Korean War

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Poison Gas in WW1

Soldiers who witnessed gas attacks recount their experiences in archive recordings

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Ghiggia: Uruguay鈥檚 World Cup Hero

Alcides Ghiggia scored a famous goal for Uruguay in a match at Brazil鈥檚 Maracana stadium

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The Death of Walter Rodney

In 1980, the Guyanese opposition leader Dr Walter Rodney was killed in a bomb explosion.

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The Inuit Children Experiment

Helen Thiesen recalls being taken from her family in Greenland and sent to live in Denmark

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The Destruction of Iraq's Marshes

A look at the destruction of southern Iraq's great marshes, overseen by Saddam Hussein.

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The Guinness Book of Records

The first edition of one of the world's best-selling books was published in August 1955.

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Hurricane Katrina

In August 2005 a massive hurricane hit the city of New Orleans in the USA.

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Uri Geller and the Bending Spoon

In 1976, a US magazine tested a psychic's claim that he could bend metal with his mind.

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The Auschwitz Cellist

How the cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived the Holocaust by playing music.

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Russia's First DJ

Russia's first radio DJ, Seva Novgorodsev, went on air at the height of the Cold War

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The Heyday of Somali Music

The remarkable story of Maryam Mursal, one of the superstars of 1970s Somali music .

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The King of Highlife

E.T Mensah's Highlife music took Africa by storm in the 1950s

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Noel Coward Plays Vegas

The English singer, actor and playwright was invited to do a show in Las Vegas

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The Monkees

The Monkees were the world's first 'manufactured' boy band - created especially for TV.

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Musicians of the Iranian Revolution

In 1978, Iran's top musicians took a stand against the Monarchy

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The Leningrad Symphony

In 1942 starving musicians in besieged Leningrad performed Shostakovich's Symphony

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The Disappearing Sea

In 1990, the first international conference was held on the shrinking of the Aral Sea

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Sri Lanka Killings

In 1995 during Sri Lanka's brutal civil war Tamil rebels attacked a Sinhalese village.

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Iceland's Women Strike

In October 1975, 90% of all women in Iceland took part in a massive nationwide protest

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The birth of the United Nations

In October 1945, the United Nations was born, in the hope of preventing future wars

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