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Black Stars of Ghana

Striker Osei Kofi on how the Ghanaian football team dominated Africa in the 1960s.

• 9 mins

The Arrest of Klaus Barbie

Thirty years ago, the former Gestapo chief, Klaus Barbie, was arrested in Bolivia.

• 9 mins

The Biafran war

The Biafran war lasted for almost three years and split Nigeria. Hear one child's story.

• 14 mins

The death of Bassel al Assad

It is 19 years since the heir to the Syrian presidency died in a car crash.

• 9 mins

The Hunger Winter

How millions of Dutch faced starvation at the end of World War Two

• 9 mins

The Capture of USS Pueblo

American spy ship USS Pueblo was captured by North Korean forces forty-five years ago

• 9 mins

Hitler's will

In January 1946 a young British woman was given Hitler's will to translate.

• 9 mins

Jimi Hendrix

The legendary guitarist's English girlfriend remembers his early days in 60s London.

• 9 mins

Vietnam - the 'Christmas Bombings'

One girl's memories of the bombing that came before the ceasefire of 27 January 1973.

• 15 mins

Lagos Armoury Explosion

Survivors relive the tragedy of the arms dump explosion in Lagos, Nigeria, 2002

• 9 mins

The building of the Eiffel tower

Work on the Eiffel Tower started in 1887 but many Parisians were opposed it

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Peter the Great in London

How the young Tsar's visit to 17th Century England inspired him to modernise Russia

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The funeral of Gandhi

How millions of Indians mourned the death of Mahatma Gandhi

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The battle of Stalingrad

It is 70 years since German troops lost their battle to take the Soviet industrial city.

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The 'flour bomb' rugby tour

In 1981 the South African rugby team toured New Zealand, prompting huge protests.

• 14 mins

Hugo Chavez and the failed coup

In February 1992 a group of Venezuelan army officers staged a coup, among them Hugo Chavez

• 9 mins

"Ghana Must Go"

Thirty years ago, Nigeria expelled up to 2 million African migrants. Most were Ghanaian

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The Stolen Generation

In 2008 the Australian Prime Minister apologised for the treatment of Aborigines

• 9 mins

Marcel Proust

The great French writer remembered by one of his friends and by his faithful maid.

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Shergar - the kidnapping

It is 30 years since the Derby winner was abducted from a stud farm in Ireland.

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The plot against Franco

In 1964 a young Scot joined a plot to assassinate the Spanish dictator, General Franco.

• 15 mins

The Last Days of Sylvia Plath

It is fifty years since the suicide of American poet Sylvia Plath

• 9 mins

The Murder of James Bulger

The killing of a toddler in Liverpool 20 years ago that shocked Britain

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The Algerian Massacres

In the 1990s, the Algerian military was locked in a brutal struggle with radical Islamists

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The fall of Singapore

In February 1942 Britain's stronghold in South East Asia fell to the Japanese.

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Human Shields in Iraq

The British bus driver who took peace campaigners to Iraq ahead of the 2003 invasion

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The fall of Singapore

February 1942, Singapore fell to the Japanese. Tens of thousands of soldiers became POWs.

• 14 mins

The Lost Egyptian Tomb

In 1995, archaeologists in Egypt's Valley of the Kings made a remarkable discovery

• 9 mins

The Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan's book kickstarted the modern women's movement.

• 9 mins

People Power in the Philippines

How four days of huge protests brought down Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos in 1986.

• 9 mins