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Libya 1969 coup
It is over 40 years since Colonel Gaddafi took power in Libya in a military coup
The Krakow Ghetto
In March 1941 the Nazi authorities in Krakow moved the city's Jews into a ghetto
Rhodesian republic
In 1970, the white minority thought they could rule Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, for ever
Witness: Weathermen radicals in the USA
The inside story of how three Weatherman revolutionaries died in New York in March 1970
Ivory Coast civil war
How a brutal civil war broke out in Ivory Coast in 2002.
Political Activist Rosa Luxemburg
A revolutionary theorist and feminist icon, Lenin called her the Eagle of the Revolution
Zeebrugge ferry disaster
Survivors recall when a Belgian ferry capsized and killed more than 190 people
Dunblane school shooting
The lasting emotional impact of a gun attack at a small Scottish school in 1996
Madrid train bombings
On 11 March 2004, bomb attacks in Madrid left 191 people dead
Air strikes on Libya 1986
It is almost 25 years since the US decided to take military action against Libya
Three Mile Island
In March 1979, the US suffered its worst nuclear accident
Halabja
In March 1988 Iraqi forces attacked the Kurdish town of Halabja with chemical weapons
Ordination of Women Priests
Angela Berners-Wilson on her experiences that day, and her long fight to become a priest
Isherwood in Berlin
The English author Christopher Isherwood lived in Berlin throughout the 1930s.
Tokaimura nuclear accident
In September 1999 there was a nuclear accident at Tokaimura in Japan
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History as told by the people who were there
Leonardo da Vinci v Michelangelo
Over 500 years ago in Renaissance Italy, a battle was underway between two great painters.
The BBC Russian service
For 65 years the BBC World Service has broadcast in Russian, this weekend it stops
Posh and Becks - the wedding
In July 1999 two of British celebrity royalty tied the knot
War in East Pakistan
In 1971, war began between East and West Pakistan - leading to the creation of Bangladesh
Bungee jumping
On April Fool's Day 1979 - the first ever bungee jump was attempted.
Reagan assassination attempt
The man who helped to save Reagan's life
Poll tax riots
The anti-poll tax demonstration of March 1990 brought thousands onto the streets of London
Edward and Mrs Simpson
He was the new British King and she was an American divorcee
The Gotti trial
John Gotti was a mafia boss who had escaped jail for years.
The death of Kurt Cobain
Thirty years ago, the lead singer of the rock band Nirvana was found dead in his home
The Rwandan genocide
A plane crash on 6 April 1994, set off a wave of killing in Rwanda which lasted 100 days
Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams
The African chief who gave up his throne for love.
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player
Yuri Gagarin
The first man in space became a hero and a poster boy for Soviet achievement
Windscale - Britain's worst nuclear accident
In 1957 a nuclear reactor in the north of England caught fire
