The story of our times told by the people who were there.
American scientists announced they had an effective vaccine against polio in April 1955
How one family helped overturn racial segregation in schools in California.
The explosion at a station in North Korea that killed around 170 people in April 2004
The Polish trade union Solidarity was legalised once again in April 1989
Memories of celebrating Easter in the USSR where religious freedoms were suppressed
Cuban exiles backed by the US government tried to overthrow Fidel Castro in April 1961
In April 1967, seven years of military dictatorship began in Greece.
In April 1954, anti-communist US Senator McCarthy was investigated by the government
In April 1980, Robert Mugabe became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe
How a coup by rebel army officers led the way to democracy in Portugal on 25 April, 1974
A British officer's description of the Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre
In April 1996, a lone gunman killed 35 people in the Australian town of Port Arthur.
The fascist dictator Benito Mussolini is killed and his body strung up in a Milan square
In April 2004, photographs emerged showing American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners
In 1934 Mao Zedong led tens of thousands of his followers on an epic march across China
In May 1982 the Argentine cruiser the General Belgrano was sunk by British torpedoes
In 1994, 'The Crow' was released, despite lead actor Brandon Lee dying during filming.
Yuri Meshkov, who was once the president of Crimea, remembers his removal from office
In May 1958 the great African-American singer performed at Carnegie Hall
The shooting of a prominent Jewish businessman in post-revolution Iran on 9 May 1979
The Swedish group made it to international pop stardom with their song Waterloo in 1974
In May 1974, the West German chancellor resigned after an aide was revealed as a spy
In May 1939 more than 900 Jews fled Nazi Germany aboard a luxury cruise liner
How thousands of youths from rival gangs clashed at the resort of Brighton in 1964
