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The Collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf

Glaciologist Pedro Svarka recalls the massive ice shelf tumbling into the Antarctic seas.

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The Jane Fonda Workout

In April 1982 the film star Jane Fonda launched her first workout video.

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The Nagorno-Karabakh war

One man whose family were made refugees during the Nagorno-Karabakh war tells their story

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Princess Diana's Handshake with Aids Patient

In April 1987 Princess Diana opened the UK's first purpose built HIV Aids unit

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The USA Enters World War One

America declared war on Germany on 6 April 1917

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Egypt's Facebook Girl

Israa Abd El Fattah was one of the first Egyptian activists to use Facebook for protests.

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Ethiopia's Red Terror

In the 1970s Ethiopia's military regime launched a brutal campaign of repression

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The Katyn Massacre

Tens of thousands of Polish officers were executed in the USSR during World War 2.

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UK Sikhs Fight For Religious Rights

In 1969 Sikh bus drivers in Wolverhampton won the right to wear turbans on duty.

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America's 504 Disability Rights Protests

In April 1977, US disabled activists occupied a government building for nearly a month.

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The Takeover of NTV in Russia

NTV was the only nationwide independent TV channel in Russia. It was taken over in 2001.

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How Peru Mistook Missionaries For Drug Traffickers

Hear from the American who survived being shot down in his plane over the Amazon jungle

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The World Festival of Black Arts

In April 1966 thousands of African artists and performers gathered in Senegal

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Charlie Chaplin Returns to America from Exile

Eugene Chaplin remembers his famous father's love-hate relationship with the USA

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The Hubble Space Telescope

When it began sending images back to Nasa they were out of focus - Mike Weiss fixed it

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The Suzuki Violin Method

In post-WW2 Japan, Shinichi Suzuki developed a new method of teaching the violin.

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Bulgaria's "Revival Process"

Bulgaria's brutal policy of forced assimilation against its Turkish minority in the 1980s

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Revolutionary Psychiatrist RD Laing

The man who changed the way people thought about mental illness.

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When the Syrian Army Withdrew from Lebanon

On April 26th 2005, Syrian forces finally pulled out of Lebanon after almost 30 years.

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Bosnia: Rape as a Weapon of War

During the Bosnian war of the early 1990's, thousands of women were raped.

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Searching For Argentina's Disappeared

How the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo challenged Argentina's military rulers.

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Ulrike Meinhof

In May 1976 the German left-wing extremist Ulrike Meinhof killed herself in prison.

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The Invention of Liposuction

It was a father and son team of Italian cosmetic surgeons who created liposuction.

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Magnum Photos

The legendary photographic cooperative, Magnum, was founded 70 years ago

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Civil War in Tajikistan

In 1992, shortly after the collapse of the USSR, a civil war erupted in Tajikistan.

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The French Army Mutiny of 1917

After enduring years of slaughter during WW1, French army units finally mutinied

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Shenzhen - Special Economic Zone

In May 1980 Communist China allowed capitalist activity for the first time.

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The Soviet James Bond

In 1973, the most successful TV spy series ever to be broadcast in the USSR, went on air.

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Americans told 'Eat Less' to Live Longer

In 1977 a US government body first warned Americans that their diet was killing them.

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Wine Shock: 'The Judgement of Paris'

In 1976, unknown Californian wines beat top French wines in a blind wine tasting in Paris

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