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Saddam Hussein's 'Human Shields'
The British family who were held as 'human shields' in Iraq before the First Gulf War
Prague Spring
The student who appealed for the world's help when Soviet tanks invaded Czechoslovakia
The Assassination of Benigno Aquino
On August 21 1983, the opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, was shot dead in the Philippines
Legionnaires' Disease
In August 1976 more than 200 people developed a mystery illness at a hotel in Philadelphia
Brazil Protests: Caras Pintadas
In 1992, a huge wave of protests forced President Collor of Brazil from office.
The Ballerina and the Coup
In 1959, Dame Margot Fonteyn was part of a bizarre plot to overthrow the Panama government
Krakatoa
In 1883, the Indonesian volcano caused one of the world's biggest disasters
The Sherri Finkbine Abortion Case
How one Arizona couple's campaign for a termination split America in 1962
I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King made his historic plea for racial equality at the March on Washington
Aboriginal Strike
The first ever strike by Australian Aborigines to help free them from virtual slavery
Women Murdered in Mexico
In 1993 young women began disappearing in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.
Eritrea's Long War
A doctor who took part in Eritrea's 30 year struggle for independence from Ethiopia
Jack The Ripper
In September 1888, the most famous serial killer in history stalked the streets of London.
Fleeing from Laos
In 1973 the American war against communism in Laos ended leaving their allies behind
Special Operations Executive
During WWII Britain set up a secret organisation to wage war in Nazi occupied Europe
HMS Trinidad
George Lloyd, a young English composer, wrote a march for the ship he served on in WWII
The Chile Coup
In September 1973 General Pinochet launched a coup in Chile. Ariel Dorfman was there.
The Attica Prison Riot
In September 1971 prisoners in a high security jail in the US rose up against their guards
US Airman Shot Down by Syria
In December 1983, a US airman was shot down while attacking Syrian forces in Lebanon
Military Coup in Chile
On September 11th 1973, Gen Augusto Pinochet ousted the socialist government in Chile
Saving the Tiger
In 1973 PM Indira Gandhi launched a campaign to save the Bengal Tiger from extinction
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
Four young black girls were killed in a racist bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
US Airman Shot Down by Syrian Forces
In 1983, Lt Robert Goodman was captured while attacking Syrian positions in Lebanon.
Evita's Odyssey
The disappearance of the remains in 1955 of Evita Peron, the revered Argentine first lady
The Oslo Peace Accords
In September 1993 a peace agreement was signed between Israel and the Palestinians
Anthrax Attacks
In Sept 2001 letters were sent to journalists containing the biological agent Anthrax
Duke Ellington Plays Afghanistan
The jazz legend Duke Ellington played at a concert in Kabul In September 1963
Iraqi Chemical Attacks
In 1988 the Reagan istration decided not to punish Iraq for gassing Kurds in Halabja
Duke Ellington Plays Kabul
In September 1963, the jazz legend gave a concert in the Afghan capital.
Re-education in Communist China
Hear from a British man who spent five years being 're-educated' in China in the 1950s
Baywatch
Executive producer Michael Berk on the birth of a global hit TV show in September 1989
