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Kuwaiti Women Secure the Vote
Kuwaiti women win the vote; smog in Mexico, and America's first Islamic terror incident
The First Russian Revolution of 1917
The Russian Revolution, AIDS and 'Patient Zero' plus escaping the Nazis as a child.
The Flavr Savr Tomato - The World's First Genetically Engineered Food
The GM food debate, an anthrax outbreak in the Soviet Union, and the Teletubbies turn 20.
How Princess Diana changed the perception of AIDS
A handshake that changed attitudes to AIDS, America enters WW1, and Egypt's Facebook girl
The Takeover of Russia's NTV
A setback for media freedom in Russia; Ethiopia's Red Terror; and WW2's Katyn massacre.
Charlie Chaplin Returns to America from Exile
Charlie Chaplin, images of the furthest galaxies and the world's first black festival.
Searching For Argentina's Disappeared
Defying Argentina's military rulers, when Syria left Lebanon and Bosnia's rape camps.
The Invention of Liposuction
The start of the cosmetic surgery industry; the Tajik Civil War; and Magnum photo agency
The Trial of Maurice Papon
The French minister tried for Nazi collusion, the USSR's 007 and US wine beats French.
Brown v The Board of Education
Racial segregation ends in US schools; Iran's 2009 election protest; and Weight Watchers
Operation Lifeline: Canada's Refugee Revolution
Citizens sponsor refugees, a rock concert for Chernobyl and the first US female rabbi.
The Six Day War 1967
Soldiers from both sides on the battle for Jerusalem; plus Robert Kennedy's assassination
The Woman Who Stopped Equal Rights in America
In June 1982 Phyllis Schlafly defeated a law to guarantee gender equality in the US.
Italy's Secret "State-within-a-State"
Murder and conspiracy among Italy's elite, atrocity in 1930s Ethiopia, and Body Worlds
The History of Modern Tourism
The Icelandic firm that broke the mould in air travel, the Hippie trail and Euro Disney.
The Roswell Incident
In July 1947 a US rancher found debris which some believe came from an alien spacecraft.
The Oka Crisis
A watershed moment for Canada's indigenous people, the birth of UKIP and Rave.
Psychological Warfare
Spooking fighters during the Vietnam War plus the Mont Blanc Tunnel and a Nintendo legend
When Homosexuality Was a Crime
The horrific use of aversion therapy for gay men; plus Chiang Kai Shek's former aide.
Reagan's Bombing Joke
Reagan's bombing joke, the murder of Naji al Ali, and violence in pre-partition India
Nike and the Sweatshop Problem
The ethics of fashion; the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974; and the "Bard of Bengal".
Medicine in World War One
Dealing with the medical horrors of WW1, puts Nazis on trial and Botox.
The Death of Princess Diana
Princess Diana's brother re the ionate speech he gave at her funeral.
The Fairy Photos
Searching for a spirit world after WW1, plus Jamaica's worst train crash, and Biosphere 2
The Collapse of Northern Rock
The run on a British bank, a schoolboy arrested in East , and Nigerian treasures.
When Animals Make History
From a guide dog on 9/11 to Australia's rabbit plague - five stories from animal history.
Walking the Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China; the death of a Pope; and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko
The Hate Crime That Changed American Law
Why the brutal killing of a young gay man in Wyoming prompted change.
The Death of Che Guevara
The final hours of the revolutionary hero, Italy's looted art and Madonna's early years.
The 43 Group: Battling British Fascists
Veterans fight fascism in 1940s Britain; The death of Samora Machel, Moscow theatre siege
The Fake IDs That Saved Jewish Lives
Escaping the Nazis in WW2 Hungary, Romania's abortion ban, and a literary love affair.
