The story of our times told by the people who were there.
In 1981 a Pulitzer Prize was awarded to a young journalist who had made-up her story.
It is 100 years since the great ocean liner sank on its maiden voyage.
How dissidents in the USSR were routinely declared insane and kept in mental institutions.
In 1997, left-wing rebels held 71 people hostage for over four months in Peru.
How a group of Jews escaped from a train bound for the Auschwitz death camp in 1943.
One of the most successful TV series ever was created by cartoonist Matt Groening.
In April 1968 a politician put race and immigration at the centre of British politics.
How a court case ruined the 19th century playwright and wit.
In April 1937 the Basque town of Guernica was firebombed during the Spanish Civil War.
One New Zealand soldier's account of surviving the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915
It is 35 years since the legendary New York night club opened its doors to cool people.
How walkers stormed an English peak in 1932 and started a fight for countryside access.
In 2002 a paralysed woman, known as Miss B, was allowed to die in a London hospital.
In May 1992 the Bosnian president was taken captive by Serb soldiers.
The people of South Central Los Angeles took to the streets in fury at police brutality
Justin Fashanu, Britain's first openly gay footballer, killed himself in May 1998.
In May 1926 workers across Britain went on strike in support of coal miners.
He was responsible for a series of gruesome murders in the Hollywood hills.
The Nigerian military stormed the musician's compound in Lagos, Kalakuta Republic
How a British psychiatrist examined the deputy Nazi leader after his flight to Scotland.
How student protests and workers' strikes threatened to bring down France's government.
On May 11th 1812, the British Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, was killed.
In 1964, a TV documentary series introduced a group of seven-year-olds to British viewers
In March 1938 Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany - one Vienna resident remembers.
