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The story of our times told by the people who were there.
On 3 July 1985, the hit film Back to the Future was released
In 2011, inventor Shane Chen created a motorised skateboard
In 2015, Cecil, a much-loved lion, was shot in Zimbabwe by an American trophy hunter
Between 1945 and 1952, ‘happiness trains’ transported 70,000 children from southern Italy
How a train system helped to transform the “murder capital of the world”
In June 1968, Robert Kennedy was killed during his campaign for the presidency
On 11 September 1951, a Czech train was hijacked and driven into West
In 1949, the Gratitude Train arrived in America, 49 wagons of thank you gifts from
On 20 June 1975 Jaws the movie hit the big screen
The g of a peace agreement that marked the end of World War One took place in 1919
In 1964, a civil rights swimming protest ended when acid was poured into the pool
In 1977, in the former East , tens of thousands of women and girls were abused
Polly Sheppard, a survivor of the Charleston church shooting, describes how it unfolded.
In 1985, five European politicians agreed to scrap border checks between their countries
In 1987 the US President called on the Soviet Union leader to take down the Berlin Wall
In 2012, Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his species died
The Sino-Indian war in 1962, left a lasting legacy on Indian families of Chinese descent
How an Irish priest saved thousands of allied prisoners of war and Jews in Rome in WW2
1948 saw the start of a “utopian” town of houses designed by America’s greatest architect
In 1992, astronomer Alex Wolszczan discovered the first planets outside our solar system (R)
In 1960, the diary of a poor Brazilian mum became an international bestseller.
In 2000, twins Frederik and Gerrit started building Miniatur Wunderland
Jim Comes to Jo’burg, also known as African Jim, launched Dolly Rathebe’s career in 1949
In 1985, police and hippies clashed at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, in England
