The Dance Theatre of Harlem

In August 1969, the first classical ballet company to focus on black dancers was formed

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Helmand Convoy

An audacious military mission to bring electricity to southern Afghanistan.

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Fania All Stars - Legends of Salsa

How a Latin music supergroup helped spread salsa music from New York to the world.

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Burning Man

It's thirty years since the birth of the counter-culture festival Burning Man.

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The Fall of Bukhara

In 1920, the Central Asian Muslim kingdom of Bukhara was taken over by Communists.

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The Last Case of Smallpox in the UK

Alasdair Geddes on finding smallpox in Janet Parker in 1978 and the events that followed

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The Mexican American War

Testimonies from the conflict that changed US-Mexican relations forever

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The Day Sweden Turned Right

In September 1967 Swedish traffic changed to driving on the right-hand side of the road.

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Italy's Partisan Fighters

The brother and sister who took part in the struggle to free Italy from fascism in WW2.

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Remembering Chairman Mao

On September 9th 1976 the founding father of Chinese Communism, Mao Zedong, died.

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Star Trek - The Early Years

In September 1966 the cult American science fiction series first went on air.

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How Europe won over the British left

A speech by Jacques Delors helped change British trade unionists' attitude to Europe

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Estonia's Bootleg Vodka Poisoning

In September 2001, 68 people died after an outbreak of alcohol poisoning in Estonia.

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The Lascaux Caves

In September 1940 a group of French schoolboys found a network of ancient cave paintings.

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The Great Fire of Smyrna

In 1922 a huge fire destroyed the ancient city of Smyrna on the Aegean, thousands died

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Anthrax Attacks

Shortly after the 9/11 attacks in the USA someone started posting Anthrax to politicians

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The First Tanks

Tanks were first used in warfare on 15 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme

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The Capture of Abimael Guzman

In September 1992 security forces in Peru arrested the leader of the Shining Path rebels.

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The West Australian Gold Rush

In September 1892 gold was discovered in Western Australia

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Voting Against the War on Terror

Only one Congresswoman voted against the 'war on terror'. Her name was Barbara Lee.

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Domestic Violence in Brazil

In 2006 Brazil passed the ground-breaking "Maria da Penha" law to tackle domestic abuse.

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The First Legal 'Physician-Assisted Suicide'

On September 22nd 1996 an Australian doctor helped a cancer sufferer to die.

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The Curious Story of Mary Toft

In September 1726, a woman called Mary Toft claimed she was giving birth to rabbits.

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Outback Internment

During WWII, Britain deported some civilians classed as 'enemy aliens' to Australia.

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South Africa's 1985 State of Emergency

In the dying years of Apartheid, the white government was desperate to keep control.

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The Attica Prison Rebellion

In 1971 inmates rioted and seized control of the US jail, taking guards hostage

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The Mayak Nuclear Disaster

On September 29th 1957 there was a major nuclear accident in the Soviet Union.

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Sir Stanley Spencer

He was one of Britain's most admired 20th century painters. His daughters remember him.

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The Founding of Mensa

In 1946, a chance encounter between two men launched the high IQ club, Mensa

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The Poisoned Painkiller

In October 1982 seven people in the US died after taking painkillers laced with cyanide.

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