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Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Arthur C Clarke

A discussion on comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, and the thinning of the Ozone layer.

• 15 mins

Nuclear non-proliferation

Dr. Kathleen Bailey's speech on nuclear deterrence before the Senate at Livermore.

• 15 mins

Preserving the peace in Serbia

Does America have an historic obligation to protect peace and defend the innocent?

• 15 mins

Community policing, protest and riots

Following the riots in Harlem Heights, Alistair Cooke discussed community policing.

• 15 mins

Johnny Madison Williams

Can a crook be a national hero, and who was Johnny Madison Williams Jnr?

• 15 mins

USA, Cuba, and Guantanamo Bay

The housing of Cuban refugees at the American military base at Guantanamo bay.

• 15 mins

Allied troops leave Berlin in 1994

The final withdrawal of Allied troops from Berlin in September 1994.

• 15 mins

Employment in America

The cancellation of Labor Day in New York City, and an examination of US workers.

• 15 mins

American political underdogs

How will President Clinton's popularity be affected by the 1994 Congressional elections?

• 15 mins

American troops in Haiti

American intervention in Haiti, Clinton's motivations, and Jimmy Carter's diplomacy.

• 15 mins

North Korean nuclear development

Are Jimmy Carter's diplomatic discussions the best deterrent to North Korean developments?

• 15 mins

Diane Feinstein's forestry bill

The drama of Congressional voting, as highlighted by Diane Feinstein's forestry bill.

• 15 mins

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

A profile of new American ally, Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti.

• 15 mins

The Kennedy Family

The history of an American political powerhouse, the Kennedy family.

• 15 mins

Halloween 1994

How are a rise in street crime and Christian objections affecting Halloween?

• 15 mins

Clinton's medical reforms

Can Clinton push ahead with medical reform following a Republican victory in the Senate?

• 15 mins

Clinton on welfare and free trade

The North American Free Trade Agreement, and Clinton's failure on welfare reform.

• 15 mins

Newt Gingrich and the constitution

Newt Gingrich's appointment as the Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1994.

• 15 mins

Bosnia and the power of NATO

Is NATO becoming a redundant entity as the war in Bosnia continues?

• 15 mins

Cable TV and local news

Has the rise in cable television made the local news story a thing of the past?

• 15 mins

OJ Simpson and the legal process, 1994

The OJ Simpson trial, and the Long Island commuter train shootings.

• 15 mins

Carter's diplomacy and White House security

How have the security arrangements of the president changed since the 1960s?

• 15 mins

Barry Goldwater, and Reagan's speech

The state of the Republican Party in 1994 and the importance of a speech by Ronald Reagan.

• 15 mins

Clinton and 'Me too' Democrats

Newt Gingrich becomes Speaker of the US House of Representatives.

• 15 mins

A Nation of hair stylists

How abstract votes will affect the nomination of Democratic presidential candidate.

• 15 mins

Montgomery bus boycott

Recollections of the Montgomery bus boycott prompted by Rosa Parks in 1955.

• 15 mins

Dependency on red tape

American dependency on red tape and the 'death' of common sense.

• 15 mins

George Abbott remembered

A tribute to director, theatre producer and playwright George Abbott (1887-1995).

• 15 mins

Baseball strike 1994-5

El Nino; and the events leading up to the 1994-95 baseball strike in America.

• 15 mins

William Fulbright (1905-1995)

Former Arkansas Senator William Fulbright remembered.

• 15 mins