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Announcing an Ethiopian Coup
The journalist who became an unwitting voice against Ethiopian ruler Col. Mengistu
The Death of Marlene Dietrich
It is 21 years since screen star Marlene Dietrich died in Paris at the age of 90
Dambusters
A crewman's of the famous British raid on Hitler's dams in 1943.
Protect and Survive
In May 1980 the British government published a booklet on how to survive nuclear war
The Murder of Aldo Moro
It is 35 years since the Italian Prime Minister, Aldo Moro was found dead in a car in Rome
The Watergate Hearings
The scandal which lead to President Richard Nixon standing down 40 years ago
Africa United
The leaders of 32 newly-independent African countries met to discuss uniting the continent
Israel withdraws from Lebanon
A senior UN official recalls Israel's hasty withdrawl from southern Lebanon in 2000.
Liberace
A film-maker re the flamboyant pianist and entertainer immortalised in a new film.
The Rite of Spring
100 years ago, the premiere of a Stravinsky ballet caused a riot in Paris.
The Ascent of Everest
How Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing conquered the world's highest mountain in 1953.
The New Deal
Eighty years ago, Franklin D Roosevelt promised to rescue the US from the Great Depression
The Queen's Coronation
Two Maids of Honour the crowning of Queen Elizabeth the Second in London in 1953.
The Nepali Royal Massacre
Twelve years ago, the Crown Prince of Nepal massacred his family at the royal palace
Bristol Bus Boycott
How a protest by black activists in 1963 led to the UK's first anti-racism laws
The Oklahoma Bomber
Twelve years ago, Timothy McVeigh was executed for carrying out the 1995 Oklahoma bombing
Stalin's Gulag
Millions of people were sent to brutal labour camps in the USSR under Joseph Stalin
Robert Kennedy's Funeral Train
How huge crowds of Americans mourned Bobby Kennedy after his 1968 assassination.
The Mau Mau Rebellion
Britain's disturbing abuses against the Mau Mau in colonial Kenya
Escape from Alcatraz
In June 1962 three prisoners escaped from the maximum security US jail.
Nigeria's Lost Election
The election of Chief MKO Abiola 20 years ago, which was annulled by the military
Post-war Berlin
A child's eye view of life in Berlin in the aftermath of World War II
The Pentagon Papers
In 1971 one man leaked thousands of pages of secret US government documents to the press.
Gay Marriage
The first gay marriage in America took place more than 40 years ago in Minnesota.
The Execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
It is 60 years since the American couple were executed for spying
Rocky Horror Show
It is 40 years since the opening of a comedy musical which would become a cult phenomenon
Murder in Managua
In June 1979 an American TV reporter was shot dead by government forces in Nicaragua
The first woman in space
In June 1963 Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova went into orbit.
Ultrasound
It's 55 years since a picture of a foetus inside the womb was first published.
War Requiem by Benjamin Britten
It is regarded as one of the most important pieces in 20th Century English music.
Smoking and Lung Cancer
It took until the 1950s for researchers to connect smoking with lung cancer
