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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
The Death of Paquirri
The fatal goring of the legendary bullfighter Francisco Rivera Pérez in September 1984
Siege of Vukovar
In 1991 the Yugoslav army pounded the Croatian town of Vukova for 87 days
The Kinsey Report into Female Sexuality
Sex, 60 years ago: The Kinsey Report revealed all in 1953
Re-education in China
In China 're-education' is still used as a form of punishment - hear one man's story.
Appeasement
In September 1938, Neville Chamberlain tried to negotiate with Hitler over Czechoslovakia.
Mao's American Comrade
Mao declares the formation of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949
Australia's Asylum Stand-off
In 2001, Australia refused entry to more than 400 refugees aboard a Norwegian freight ship
Israel's Nuclear Secrets
In October 1986, Mordechai Vanunu revealed Israel's secret nuclear weapons programme
The Betty Ford Center
How a First Lady's struggle with drugs led to the founding of a world famous rehab clinic
The Murder of Anna Politkovskaya
The outspoken Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in October 2006
Danish Jews Escape the Holocaust
During WWII, most of the Jews in Denmark evaded Nazi plans to send them to death camps
Tunnel Under the Berlin Wall
In October 1964 a group of students helped 57 people escape from East
Josephine Baker - Black American Superstar
In 1925 a young black American dancer became an overnight sensation in Paris
