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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
The UNAbomber
How the UNAbomber Ted Kaczynski was caught after his brother turned him in
Russia's Bitter Taste of Capitalism
Chaos and hardship hit Russia with the rapid market reforms in early 1992.
2001 A Space Odyssey
Actor Keir Dullea recalls starring in Stanley Kubrick's ground-breaking sci-fi movie
The Emergency Rescue Committee
The Emergency Rescue Committee helped save intellectuals and artists from the Nazis
Woodfall Films
The film company which changed British cinema.
The First Frozen Embryo Baby
Zoe Leyland was born in Australia on April 11th 1984 after her mother's IVF treatment.
The Zimbabwe Massacres
Robert Mugabe sent troops to put down opposition ers in western Zimbabwe in 1983.
The Soviet Spy Scandal
In 1971 during the Cold War, the UK expelled 90 Soviet diplomats suspected of spying.
The Shooting of Rudi Dutschke
The German student leader was shot in April 1968, leading to protests in West Berlin.
World War One: 's Spring Offensive 1918
launched a huge offensive on the Western Front in a last gamble to win the war.
Rebuilding the Site of the Twin Towers
How a team of architects were given the responsibility to repair New York's skyline.
The Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
In April 1945 British troops discovered the horrors of the Holocaust in a camp in
The Last Keeper of the Light
The island of Skellig Michael has lighthouses, and a striking role in Star Wars films.
Earth Day
In 1970, 20 million Americans came out to demonstrate for a sustainable environment.
World War One: The Red Baron
Veterans the famous German air ace who was killed in April 1918
Swimming The Bering Strait
How an American swimmer crossed the "Ice Curtain" between the USA and the Soviet Union.
The Oslo Peace Talks
How secret negotiations in Norway led to an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.
Scottish Prison Experiment
A special unit in a Glasgow jail began offering art therapy to violent prisoners in 1973.
Pablo Picasso
The great Spanish artist Pablo Picasso died in April 1973; hear from someone who knew him
A New Approach to Shakespeare
The Royal Shakespeare Company opened in Britain in 1961 and changed theatre forever.
The Children's Crusade
Thousands of black children protested on the streets of Birmingham Alabama in May 1963.
