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The Anschluss

In March 1938 Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany - one Vienna resident remembers.

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The execution of Anne Boleyn

In May 1536 the Queen of England was executed on the orders of her husband Henry VIII.

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The South Asia nuclear standoff

In May 1998 a nuclear arms race began in South Asia.

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Mount St Helens

On May 18th 1980 there was a huge volcanic eruption in Washington state in the USA.

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Star Wars - the film

It is 35 years since one of the biggest movie franchises of all time hit cinema screens.

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Monkeys in Space

The USA sent two monkeys into space and brought them back alive for the first time

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The murder of Giovanni Falcone

Twenty years ago the anti-mafia judge was assassinated by a bomb under his car.

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The Hacienda nightclub

How the legendary Manchester venue launched a dance music revolution.

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Dutch School Siege

Thirty-five years ago, gunmen took 105 young children hostage in a school in Holland.

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The Dionne Quintuplets

The story of the "miracle babies" who became global superstars in the 1930s.

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La Penca bombing

In May 1984 a bomber tried to kill an anti-Sandinista rebel leader in Nicaragua.

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The Lod airport massacre

It is 40 years since gunmen attacked an Israeli airport. We hear from a survivor.

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The Biafran war

Between 1967 and 1970 there was a civil war in Nigeria over the formation of Biafra.

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Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Punk rock and the Queen

In 1977, The Sex Pistols punk rock band mocked Britain's Silver Jubilee celebrations.

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African Troops During WWII

During World War II, African soldiers were a vital part of the Allied forces in Burma

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The Rosenhan Experiment

In 1969 an American psychologist called David Rosenhan put psychiatrists to the test.

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The Pompidou centre

It is 35 years since the opening of the iconic modern art centre in Paris.

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Pollard Spy Case

It's 26 years since an American intelligence analyst admitted selling secrets to Israel.

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Robert Kennedy's Funeral Train

How Americans lined the route of Senator Robert Kennedy's funeral train in 1968.

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The Pentagon Papers

The man behind one of the most important security breaches in US history tells his story.

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Rudolf Nureyev defects

It is over 50 years since the great Russian ballet dancer left the Soviet Union for good.

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President Karzai of Afghanistan

It is 10 years since Hamid Karzai was first appointed as interim President of Afghanistan.

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The end of the Falklands conflict

Thirty years ago the war ended between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands.

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James Joyce and Ulysses

It is 90 years since one of the most influential novels of the 20th century was published.

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The death of Roberto Calvi

On June 18, 1982 an Italian banker was found dead in mysterious circumstances in London.

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Dadaab refugee camp

The biggest refugee camp in the world was established 21 years ago.

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The Berlin airlift

In June 1948 Soviet troops cut supply lines around West Berlin in Germany.

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France under Nazi occupation

A Frenchwoman remembers life under Nazi occupation during the Second World War.

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Perestroika

Reform in the Soviet Union, known as perestroika, was launched 25 years ago in 1987.

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Anne Frank's Diary

In June 1947 the diary of Anne Frank was published for the very first time.

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