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Alexander Hamilton

A Broadway musical has made an 18th century American politician famous once more.

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The Death of Neda Agha Soltan

The young woman, killed at a protest in 2009, who became a symbol for opposition in Iran

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Teresa Teng

The Taiwanese pop singer who became a superstar in communist China

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The Roma Victims of the Holocaust

In 1942, the fascist government of Romania deported its Roma citizens to Transdniestria

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When Irish Pubs Saved the Economy

When Ireland's banks went on strike in 1970, people cashed their cheques in pubs.

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The Killing of Poet Roque Dalton

In May 1975 one of Latin America's leading young poets was shot dead in El Salvador.

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Pakistan's First Nuclear Test

In May 1998 Pakistan responded to an Indian nuclear test with an explosion of its own

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Operation Lifeline: Canada's Refugee Revolution

In 1979 Canadians began a revolutionary scheme to aid thousands of Indochinese refugees

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India's "Mr Sanitation"

In 1968 Dr Bindeshwar Pathak began his mission to improve toilet facilities for the poor.

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Rock Concert for Chernobyl

In May 1986, a small group of musicians staged the first charity rock concert in the USSR

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Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy

Actor Barbara Leigh-Hunt on her role in one of the most controversial Hitchcock movies

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America's First Female Rabbi

In June 1972 Sally Priesand became the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi in the USA.

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Escape From Slavery

The story of the Pakistani boy forced into bonded labour at the age of four.

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The Killing of Robert Kennedy

The Democrat Senator and Presidential hopeful died on June 6th 1968 after being shot.

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The Six Day War: An Israeli view

In 1967, Israel captured the whole of Jerusalem on the third day of the Six Day War

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The Six Day War: A Jordanian view

Captain Nabih El Suhaimat fought to defend East Jerusalem from the Israelis

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The Montserrat Volcano

In June 1997 a devastating eruption took place on the Caribbean island of Montserrat

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Algeria's Berbers

In June 2001 hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated for Berber rights in Algiers.

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The Woman Who Stopped Equal Rights in America

In June 1982 Phyllis Schlafly defeated a law to guarantee gender equality in the US.

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The Beatles and All You Need is Love

How the Beatles stole the show on the world's first live TV broadcast in June 1967

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The Sinking of the Lancastria

We hear from one of the last survivors of a forgotten World War Two disaster

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Italy's 'State-within-a-State'

In 1982 Italian banker Roberto Calvi was found dead in London in mysterious circumstances

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Body Worlds Exhibition

In 1995 Tokyo University staged the first exhibition to feature plastinated human corpses

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Persecution of Christians In the Korean War

In 1950, tens of thousands of Christians were persecuted during the Korean War.

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The Killing of Vincent Chin

The movement sparked by the brutal murder of a Chinese-American by 2 white men.

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Italy's Shame: The Massacre in Ethiopia

In 1937 Italian forces occupying Addis Ababa murdered thousands of Ethiopian civilians

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The First Budget Flights Across the Atlantic

How a small Icelandic company broke the mould in air travel in the 1950s.

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The Hippie Trail

In the 1960s and 70s, thousands of westerners travelled to India by overland bus.

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Lonely Planet

The travel guide that helped tourists make their way around the world on a budget.

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The Disputed Resort of Taba

Israel and Egypt both laid claim for years to the Red Sea resort of Taba

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