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War in Slovenia
In 1991, Yugoslav army tanks moved into Slovenia to try to stop it becoming independent
Forced Sterilisation in Peru
In the 1990s, President Alberto Fujimori launched a family planning programme in Peru.
The Mumbai Train Bombings
In July 2006, seven coordinated explosions tore through packed commuter trains in Mumbai.
The Nestle Boycott
In July 1977 US campaigners launched a boycott against Nestle over the sale of baby milk.
Child refugees from the Spanish Civil War
In 1937, Britain took in 4000 Basque children at the height of fighting in northern Spain
1916: Central Asia Rebels Against the Russian Empire
In 1916, Muslims in Central Asia rose up against Russian imperial rule.
Dutch Elm Disease
In the 1970s Dutch Elm disease killed millions of Elm trees in England, and the US
Medicare
In July 1966, the US government health insurance programme Medicare came into force.
The Srebrenica Massacre
In July 1995 Bosnian Serb troops murdered thousands of Bosnian Muslim men and boys.
The Death of Bruce Lee
The film star and martial arts legend died suddenly in Hong Kong in 1973.
Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart
In 1958 the Nigerian writer published his first book, revolutionising African literature.
The Beilis Case: an Anti-Jewish Trial
In 1913, a Russian Jew, Mendel Beilis, was falsely accused of a murder.
Race Riots in Liverpool
In 1981 police used CS gas for the first time in mainland Britain to control race riots
The First CIA Coup in Latin America
In 1954 CIA-backed officers overthrew Guatemala's elected government.
Meeting Picasso
In the summer of 1951 art historian John Richardson met Pablo Picasso for the first time.
The Tangshan Earthquake
In 1976, one of the deadliest earthquakes in history hit the city of Tangshan in China
Spying for America in Russia
The story of Russian spy Alexandr Ogorodnik and his CIA handler, Marti Peterson.
The University of Texas Shooting
In August 1966 14 people were shot dead in America's first mass shooting at a university
Jacqueline Du Pre
Jacqueline Du Pre makes one of the most famous classical recordings of the 20th Century
The Reclusive JD Salinger
It's 65 years since JD Salinger's classic novel The Catcher in the Rye was published
Lebanon's Baalbek Festival
The Middle East's oldest arts festival, in Baalbek in Lebanon, started 60 years ago
American Air Traffic Controllers' Strike
In August 1981 over 11,000 air traffic controllers were fired after two days on strike.
The Twin Towers High-Wire Walk
Philippe Petit recalls his daring feat high above the New York streets in August 1974
The Excavation of Masada
Nearly two thousand years ago, Masada in Israel was the site of a mass suicide.
The Nairobi Embassy Bombing
In 1998, al-Qaeda killed more than 200 people in attacks on US embassies in East Africa.
Fleeing Deportation to the USSR
After WW2, many Soviet citizens who had ended up outside the USSR, refused to go home.
The Kray Gang
Maureen Flanagan on her relationship with London's gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray.
The murder of Federico Garcia Lorca
How the great poet and dramatist was murdered at the start of the Spanish Civil War.
Bibles in US Schools
In 1963 a third of schools in the US had to change their rules on Bible reading.
Studio Ghibli - Japanese Animation
In August 1986 the first Studio Ghibli film hit Japanese cinema screens.
Conflict over a Tree in the DMZ
In August 1976, two US soldiers were killed in the zone between North and South Korea.
