Sabra and Shatila massacre 1982

Reflecting on the massacre of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps

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Paralympics Games in Rome 1960

It is 50 years since the first Paralympic Games were held in Rome

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Bokassa's Downfall

In 1979 the Emperor of the Central African Republic, Jean Bedel Bokassa, was overthrown.

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Women Machinists Strike at Ford's, Dagenham

The strike at Ford's car factory Dagenham led to equal pay legislation in the UK

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Iran-Iraq War

On September 22nd 1980 Saddam Hussein sent Iraqi troops into Iran.

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The Blitz

It's 70 years since the beginning of the Blitz - the bombing of British towns and cities.

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The Cod Wars

In the early 1970s Britain and Iceland were locked in a conflict - over fish.

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The Taliban take Kabul - 1996

On 27 September 1996 Taliban fighters took control of the Afghan capital Kabul

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Hair - the musical

In 1968 the rock musical Hair finally opened on the London stage

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Silent Spring

The book that gave DDT - a synthetic pesticide - a bad name

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Nigerian Independence

It is exactly 50 years since Nigeria became independent

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Last Days of Nasser

A chauffeur recalls the dramatic final days of President Nasser of Egypt.

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The Battle of Cable Street

How ordinary Londoners turned the tide against British fascism in October 1936.

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The fall of Slobodan Milosevic

When protestors stormed the Yugoslav parliament - President Milosevic stepped down

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Thai student killings 1976

How a student protest 30 years ago, led to bloodshed in the Thai capital

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The death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko

When Steve Biko died in police custody, the South African government lied about his death

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Che Guevara

On the 9th of October 1967 Che Guevara was killed by armed forces in the Bolivian jungle.

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Asylums

A special edition of Witness looks at life inside psychiatric institutions of the past.

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Bali Bombs

Bomb attacks shatter the Indonesian island of Bali, eight years ago today.

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Brazil prison massacre

How the Brazilian police killed 111 prisoners during a riot in a Sao Paulo jail.

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Olympic protest 1968

At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, two black American athletes staged a protest

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Land Speed Record

On October 15 1997, a British team set a land speed record which still hasn't been beaten.

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Pinochet Case

General Pinochet's surprise arrest at a London clinic in 1998

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Wall Street Crash of 1987

The biggest one-day crash in the history of the New York Stock Exchange

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Charlie Chaplin's film The Great Dictator

In October 1940 Charlie Chaplin released an epic film mocking Adolf Hitler

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Kuwait oil fires 1991

A Texan firefighter recalls the battle in Kuwait against the world's biggest oil fire

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Hungarian Uprising

In the autumn of 1956 Hungarians shook off Soviet power for a few days at least.

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The Charge of the Light Brigade, 1854

Into the Valley of Death rode the six hundred.

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Storming the Winter Palace, 1917

The Russian Revolution gets underway in St Petersburg

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Mullah Omar

Talking to the leader of the Taliban

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