Steve Biko: Black Consciousness Leader

The activist had died in South African police custody. He was buried on September 25 1977

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Britain's Land Girls

Thousands of women and girls worked on farms throughout WW2 to produce much needed food.

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Walking the Great Wall of China

It took 508 days to complete the first expedition along the entire length of the wall.

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A Bitter Divorce: When Guinea said "No" to France

How Guinea became the first French West African colony to declare independence in 1958.

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The Sudden Death of Pope John Paul I

Just 33 days into his reign, Pope John Paul I died unexpectedly in September 1978.

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The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art

Shortly before the Islamic revolution in Iran, a very modern museum opened in the capital

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The Raising of the Mary Rose

King Henry VIII's favourite warship sank in a naval battle in 1545.

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Israel Withdraws From Gaza

One woman's account of life on the front-line of Israel's occupation of Gaza.

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The first black American at Ole Miss

In 1962 the first black American was enrolled at Mississippi University amid riots

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Matthew Shepard: A killing that changed American law

The murder of a gay student shocked Americans and helped reform US hate crime law

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The Death of Che Guevara

Felix Rodriguez recalls his part in the killing of the Marxist revolutionary in Oct 1967.

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Lluis Companys - Martyr of Catalan Nationalism

The Catalan leader who was executed by a Spanish fascist firing squad in October 1940.

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Saving Italy's Art During WW2

Italy's great works of art were threatened by bombing and looting during World War Two.

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Testifying Against OJ Simpson

Ron Shipp was a close friend of OJ Simpson's but decided to testify against him in court.

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Madonna's First Single

Everybody was released in 1982 - it was the first step on Madonna's journey to stardom

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Cuban Missile Crisis: the Governments

In October 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis took the world to the brink of nuclear war

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The Death of JG Farrell

The writer drowned off the south-west coast of Ireland in 1979.

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Moscow Theatre Siege

Svetlana Gubareva recalls her ordeal when Chechen rebels seized a Moscow theatre in 2002.

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The Mysterious Death of Samora Machel

The socialist leader of Mozambique was killed in a plane crash and many were suspicious.

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The 43 Group: Battling British Fascism

How British Jewish ex-servicemen fought fascists on the streets of Britain after WW2

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Romania's Abortion Ban

Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu made abortion illegal in October 1966.

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Private Eye

A new satirical magazine called Private Eye was published in London in October 1961.

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The Fake IDs That Saved Jewish Lives

How tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews escaped the Nazis by using false papers.

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The Death of Dele Giwa

An eyewitness to the assassination of the famous Nigerian journalist Dele Giwa in 1986

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A Literary Love Affair

How Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir met and fell in love in Paris in October 1929

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The Murder of Brazil's Leading Journalist

Journalist Vladimir Herzog was killed in detention by the secret police in October 1975.

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Martin Luther's 95 Theses

How German monk Martin Luther started a religious revolution

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Oscar Niemeyer's Forgotten Masterpiece

In the Lebanese city of Tripoli there is an exceptional architectural site.

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The Case That Saved Sex on the Internet

In 1997 the US Supreme Court ruled against censoring sex on the internet.

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The Naked Ape

The book that revolutionised the way we look at human behaviour.

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