Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down

In 1993, US forces launched a disastrous raid against the Somali warlord, General Aideed

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The End of Apartheid

In February 1990 the South African president announced the dismantling of apartheid

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1995 Peru-Ecuador Border War

A former Peruvian army officer recalls the last war between Latin American neighbours.

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Rosalind Franklin DNA Pioneer

The scientist produced an x-ray photograph in 1951 that helped show the structure of DNA

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The Killer Whale that Killed

In February 1991, the captive orca, Tilikum, drowned his trainer, Keltie Byrne in Canada.

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Kenya's Hit Record: Jambo Bwana

The story of a 1980 Kenyan pop song which became an unlikely global hit.

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The True Story of Whisky Galore

How a ship laden with bottles of whisky was wrecked off the Scottish Hebrides

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Sanctuary Cities in the USA

How American cities like San Francisco became safe havens for undocumented immigrants

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The Conman Who Married His Victims

When Giovanni Vigliotto went on trial he said he'd married more than a hundred women.

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The Birth of Speed Dating

In 1998, a Los Angeles rabbi came up with a new way for single people to meet each other.

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Italy votes for divorce

In May 1974, Italians defied the Catholic Church and voted overwhelmingly for divorce.

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Uganda's war on homosexuality

In 2006, a Ugandan newspaper began printing the names of professionals believed to be gay

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The Silver Ring Thing

In 1995 a US campaign started encouraging teenagers not to have sex before marriage

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The Trial of Slobodan Milosevic

The former Serbian President went on trial for war crimes in 2002. Hear from his lawyers.

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Tilikum the Orca

On this day in 1991 a killer whale called Tilikum drowned one of its trainers.

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The Lost Manuscript of Huckleberry Finn

In 1990, the manuscript of Mark Twain's classic novel was found in an attic in Hollywood.

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Sexual Harassment in India

Witness hears from the first woman to bring a case of sexual harassment to trial in India.

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The End of Apartheid

Adriaan Vlok was in charge of the police in apartheid-era South Africa.

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The German American Bund

In the 1930s, American Nazi sympathisers held rallies and summer camps across the US.

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Death in the Amazon

In January 1956, members of an Amazonian tribe murdered five American missionaries.

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Bulgarian Nurses on Trial in Libya

Valya Chervenyashka was accused of mass murder and tortured in a Libyan jail.

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Chairman Mao's Red Guard

One boy's story of communist fervour in 1960s China.

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The Decapitation of the Little Mermaid

In 1998 someone vandalised the most famous statue in Denmark.

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The Origin of Nollywood

The story of the 1992 film which launched Nigeria's hugely successful movie industry

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Sanctuary Cities

How San Francisco became one of the first 'sanctuary cities' in the USA.

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Obesity

In 1997 obesity was first recognised as a global problem by the World Health Organisation

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Sara Ginaite, Lithuanian Jewish Partisan

Sara Ginaite escaped from a Jewish ghetto to join communist partisans fighting the Nazis.

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Mother Teresa - The Nun Who Became A Saint

In March 1997 Mother Teresa retired from her charity work in India.

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Bob Marley Survives Assassination Attempt

An eye-witness remembers the night gunmen tried to kill the global reggae star.

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The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks

Cells taken from an African American woman in 1951 revolutionised medical science

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