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Kuwaiti Women Secure the Vote

Kuwaiti women win the vote; smog in Mexico, and America's first Islamic terror incident

• 50 mins

The First Russian Revolution of 1917

The Russian Revolution, AIDS and 'Patient Zero' plus escaping the Nazis as a child.

• 51 mins

The Flavr Savr Tomato - The World's First Genetically Engineered Food

The GM food debate, an anthrax outbreak in the Soviet Union, and the Teletubbies turn 20.

• 50 mins

How Princess Diana changed the perception of AIDS

A handshake that changed attitudes to AIDS, America enters WW1, and Egypt's Facebook girl

• 50 mins

The Takeover of Russia's NTV

A setback for media freedom in Russia; Ethiopia's Red Terror; and WW2's Katyn massacre.

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Charlie Chaplin Returns to America from Exile

Charlie Chaplin, images of the furthest galaxies and the world's first black festival.

• 49 mins

Searching For Argentina's Disappeared

Defying Argentina's military rulers, when Syria left Lebanon and Bosnia's rape camps.

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The Invention of Liposuction

The start of the cosmetic surgery industry; the Tajik Civil War; and Magnum photo agency

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The Trial of Maurice Papon

The French minister tried for Nazi collusion, the USSR's 007 and US wine beats French.

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Brown v The Board of Education

Racial segregation ends in US schools; Iran's 2009 election protest; and Weight Watchers

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Operation Lifeline: Canada's Refugee Revolution

Citizens sponsor refugees, a rock concert for Chernobyl and the first US female rabbi.

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The Six Day War 1967

Soldiers from both sides on the battle for Jerusalem; plus Robert Kennedy's assassination

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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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Italy's Secret "State-within-a-State"

Murder and conspiracy among Italy's elite, atrocity in 1930s Ethiopia, and Body Worlds

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The History of Modern Tourism

The Icelandic firm that broke the mould in air travel, the Hippie trail and Euro Disney.

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The Roswell Incident

In July 1947 a US rancher found debris which some believe came from an alien spacecraft.

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The Oka Crisis

A watershed moment for Canada's indigenous people, the birth of UKIP and Rave.

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Psychological Warfare

Spooking fighters during the Vietnam War plus the Mont Blanc Tunnel and a Nintendo legend

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When Homosexuality Was a Crime

The horrific use of aversion therapy for gay men; plus Chiang Kai Shek's former aide.

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Reagan's Bombing Joke

Reagan's bombing joke, the murder of Naji al Ali, and violence in pre-partition India

• 52 mins

Nike and the Sweatshop Problem

The ethics of fashion; the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974; and the "Bard of Bengal".

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Medicine in World War One

Dealing with the medical horrors of WW1, Germany puts Nazis on trial and Botox.

• 49 mins

The Death of Princess Diana

Princess Diana's brother remembers the passionate speech he gave at her funeral.

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The Fairy Photos

Searching for a spirit world after WW1, plus Jamaica's worst train crash, and Biosphere 2

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The Collapse of Northern Rock

The run on a British bank, a schoolboy arrested in East Germany, and Nigerian treasures.

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When Animals Make History

From a guide dog on 9/11 to Australia's rabbit plague - five stories from animal history.

• 49 mins

Walking the Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China; the death of a Pope; and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko

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The Hate Crime That Changed American Law

Why the brutal killing of a young gay man in Wyoming prompted change.

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The Death of Che Guevara

The final hours of the revolutionary hero, Italy's looted art and Madonna's early years.

• 51 mins

The 43 Group: Battling British Fascists

Veterans fight fascism in 1940s Britain; The death of Samora Machel, Moscow theatre siege

• 54 mins