How Peru Mistook Missionaries For Drug Traffickers

Hear from the American who survived being shot down in his plane over the Amazon jungle

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The World Festival of Black Arts

In April 1966 thousands of African artists and performers gathered in Senegal

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Charlie Chaplin Returns to America from Exile

Eugene Chaplin remembers his famous father's love-hate relationship with the USA

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The Hubble Space Telescope

When it began sending images back to Nasa they were out of focus - Mike Weiss fixed it

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The Suzuki Violin Method

In post-WW2 Japan, Shinichi Suzuki developed a new method of teaching the violin.

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Bulgaria's "Revival Process"

Bulgaria's brutal policy of forced assimilation against its Turkish minority in the 1980s

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Revolutionary Psychiatrist RD Laing

The man who changed the way people thought about mental illness.

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When the Syrian Army Withdrew from Lebanon

On April 26th 2005, Syrian forces finally pulled out of Lebanon after almost 30 years.

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Bosnia: Rape as a Weapon of War

During the Bosnian war of the early 1990's, thousands of women were raped.

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Searching For Argentina's Disappeared

How the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo challenged Argentina's military rulers.

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Ulrike Meinhof

In May 1976 the German left-wing extremist Ulrike Meinhof killed herself in prison.

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The Invention of Liposuction

It was a father and son team of Italian cosmetic surgeons who created liposuction.

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Magnum Photos

The legendary photographic cooperative, Magnum, was founded 70 years ago

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Civil War in Tajikistan

In 1992, shortly after the collapse of the USSR, a civil war erupted in Tajikistan.

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The French Army Mutiny of 1917

After enduring years of slaughter during WW1, French army units finally mutinied

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Shenzhen - Special Economic Zone

In May 1980 Communist China allowed capitalist activity for the first time.

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The Soviet James Bond

In 1973, the most successful TV spy series ever to be broadcast in the USSR, went on air.

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Americans told 'Eat Less' to Live Longer

In 1977 a US government body first warned Americans that their diet was killing them.

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Wine Shock: 'The Judgement of Paris'

In 1976, unknown Californian wines beat top French wines in a blind wine tasting in Paris

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The Trial of Maurice Papon

French minister Maurice Papon went on trial for helping the Nazis to deport French Jews

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The George Wallace Assassination Attempt

How one of America's most controversial politicians was shot while running for president.

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Weight Watchers

How a New York housewife started a worldwide weight loss business in May 1963.

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Brown vs The Board of Education

In 1954 the US Supreme Court ruled that segregated public schools were unconstitutional.

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Alexander Hamilton

A Broadway musical has made an 18th century American politician famous once more.

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The Death of Neda Agha Soltan

The young woman, killed at a protest in 2009, who became a symbol for opposition in Iran

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Teresa Teng

The Taiwanese pop singer who became a superstar in communist China

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The Roma Victims of the Holocaust

In 1942, the fascist government of Romania deported its Roma citizens to Transdniestria

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When Irish Pubs Saved the Economy

When Ireland's banks went on strike in 1970, people cashed their cheques in pubs.

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The Killing of Poet Roque Dalton

In May 1975 one of Latin America's leading young poets was shot dead in El Salvador.

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Pakistan's First Nuclear Test

In May 1998 Pakistan responded to an Indian nuclear test with an explosion of its own

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