The Opening of Sydney Opera House

In 1973 Sydney Opera House finally opened its doors to the public, 10 years late

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Spying for the Stasi

The secret life of Sascha Anderson, an avant-garde poet who informed for the Stasi

• 9 mins

Beirut Barracks Bombing

In 1983, hundreds died in suicide attacks on American and French bases in Lebanon

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A Heroine of Burundi's Civil War

In 1993, Marguerite Barankitse came to symbolise hope for peace in Burundi's civil war

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The BBC's First Man in Moscow

In 1963, Erik de Mauny became the first BBC correspondent based in the Soviet Union.

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The Wall Street Crash of 1987

On Black Monday, Wall Street prices fell by a record rate in October 1987

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Tokyo Rose - The Most Hated Woman in America

In 1949 Iva Toguri was falsely accused of making Japanese propaganda during World War Two

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Hurricane Mitch

In 1998 Central America was hit by Hurricane Mitch - more than 18,000 people died

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The Assassination of Indira Gandhi

On 31 October 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot by her bodyguards

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The Samaritans Helpline

In 1953 the first phone helpline for people considering suicide was set up in London

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Degenerate Art and the Nazis

In 1937, the Nazis staged an exhibition to ridicule modern art - it was seen by millions

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Waterford Kamhlaba multi-racial school

In 1963 southern Africa's first multi-racial school opened in Swaziland.

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The Green March in the Sahara

In 1975 hundreds of thousands of Moroccans marched into disputed territory in the desert.

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The Death of Dylan Thomas

In November 1953 Welsh poet Dylan Thomas died in New York aged just thirty-nine.

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Canada's Biggest Peacetime Evacuation

In 1979 a train carrying tonnes of dangerous chemicals crashed in Canada

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Armistice Day 1918

On November 11th 1918 at 11am, the guns of World War One finally fell silent.

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Dustbowl Storms in the US

In November 1933, one of the first big dust-storms hit central United States

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Death in the Boxing Ring

In 1982, the boxer Deuk-Koo Kim died of brain damage after a world title fight

• 9 mins

Baby Fae and the Baboon Heart Transplant

In 1984 doctors in California tried a revolutionary operation on a two-week-old baby.

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Yemen Civil War

Red Cross doctors tried to help casualties from both sides in Yemen in the 1960s.

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The Jonestown Massacre

In November 1978 an American cult leader ordered more than 900 people to kill themselves.

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Lee Harvey Oswald in the USSR

Before he shot President Kennedy, Oswald spent two and a half mysterious years in Minsk

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The Execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa

In 1995, writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight Ogoni rights activists were executed in Nigeria

• 9 mins

Birmingham Pub Bombings

In 1974, bombs exploded at two busy pubs in Birmingham, killing 21 - the IRA were blamed

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Making Doctor Who

On 23 November 1963, the first episode of Doctor Who was shown.

• 5 mins

Death in the Boxing Ring

In November 1982, the boxer Deuk-Koo Kim died of brain damage after a world title fight.

• 14 mins

The Trojan Room Coffee Pot

How a preoccupation with coffee became the inspiration for the first webcam in 1993

• 9 mins

The First Panda in America

In 1936 socialite Ruth Harkness and her guide captured a panda cub and took it to the US

• 9 mins

How Child Road Deaths Changed the Netherlands

The 1970s road safety campaign which changed the face of the Netherlands.

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The Tehran Conference of World War Two

In November 1943 Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill all met together to discuss WW2

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