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Ghana Must Go
Over a million African migrants, most of them Ghanaian, had to leave Nigeria in 1983
Jimmy Swaggart's Fall From Grace
How one of America's most successful televangelists was caught with a prostitute
The Boy in the Bubble
David Vetter was born with a disease which meant he lived inside a plastic bubble
David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest
One of the biggest novels of the late twentieth century was published in February 1996.
The Last Smallpox Outbreak
In India in 1974 thousands of people died in the world's last major smallpox epidemic
The Angel of the North
The huge steel sculpture that has become an icon for the north-east of England.
The Killing of Olof Palme
The Swedish Prime Minister was shot dead on a Stockholm street on February 28th 1986.
M*A*S*H
The last episode of the iconic TV series broadcasts to record audiences across the US.
China's Barefoot Doctors
How China's barefoot doctor scheme revolutionised rural healthcare.
World War One: Russia at War
How Russia's disastrous war on the Eastern Front became a catalyst for revolution
Wonder Woman
The first major female superhero was created by psychologist William Marston in 1941
Deaf Rights Protest
Students at the world's first deaf-only University demand a deaf college President.
The Life and Thought of Hannah Arendt
The life and thought of the leading 20th-century political thinker, Hannah Arendt
Marie Stopes: Birth Control Pioneer
The first birth control clinic in Britain was opened in London in 1921 by Dr Marie Stopes
Changing the Alphabet in Azerbaijan
After independence Azerbaijan changed from Russian Cyrillic script to Latin letters.
The Moscow Show Trials
An eyewitness of Stalin's purge of top Soviet leaders during the Great Terror.
Surviving The My Lai Massacre
One of the worse US military atrocities took place during the Vietnam war.
The Battle of the Airwaves in Latin America
How the BBC began Spanish and Portuguese broadcasts to fight the Nazis in the Americas
Tancredo Neves - Doomed Hero of Brazilian Democracy
How the politician who led Brazil to democracy died before taking office as president.
Latvia's Controversial Waffen-SS Fighters
In 1998 Latvian Waffen-SS veterans marched to a battle against the Soviets.
The Skull Valley Sheep Kill
Did a nerve agent kill 6,000 sheep close to a US military testing site in 1968?
Elvis in the US Army
How the 'King' of Rock'n'Roll became a GI in 1958 and served during the Cold War
A Brief History of Time
Physicist Stephen Hawking's best-seller, A Brief History of Time, was published in 1988
Radiocarbon Dating of the Turin Shroud
In 1988 scientists performed a carbon dating test on the Shroud of Turin.
Who Killed Luis Colosio?
The murder of a presidential candidate that shocked Mexico.
First Women on the London Stock Exchange
The women who broke tradition shocking London's top-hatted stockbrokers.
Sarajevo: Singing for Peace
How a multi-faith choir brought together survivors of the Bosnian civil war.
The 'Oasis of Peace'
The story of Wahat al-Salam, Neve Shalom where Jews and Arabs live side by side in peace.
Mapping the Ocean's Secrets
Marie Tharp's discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge proved the theory of plate tectonics
The Good Friday Agreement
The deal which brought peace to Northern Ireland after decades of violence.
The Invention of Semtex
The Czech plastic explosive that was once undetectable to security services
