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Demoted For Being Gay

When the Israeli Army punished Colonel Uzi Even for being gay, he fought back.

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How the World Woke Up to Global Warming

James Hansen got US politicians to listen to his warnings about climate change in 1988.

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The King of Lampedusa

How 4,000 Italian troops surrendered to a young Jewish pilot from London, during WW2.

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Veronica Guerin - Dying for the Story

The Irish journalist murdered for her work exposing drug barons in the 1990s

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The SARS Emergency

Early 2003 saw a medical emergency sweep across the world.

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Whiskey On The Rocks

The Cold War stand-off when a Soviet submarine was stranded on a Swedish rock.

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The President and the Gun Lobby

Former President George Bush Senior's public row with the National Rifle Association.

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The Search For Deep Throat

In July 2005, the most famous informant in American history Deep Throat revealed himself

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Flight 655: When The US Shot Down An Airliner

All 290 on board were killed when a US warship downed an Iranian passenger jet in 1988

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The Toilet

The controversial art installation which upset Russians but is now seen as a masterpiece

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Playgrounds Made of Junk

Post-war Britain saw a rise in "adventure playgrounds" born out of bomb-sites

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Kosovo: 'Madeleine's War'

Ex-US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on why she argued for Nato action in Kosovo

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Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

Published in 1958 the Nigerian writer's first novel revolutionised African fiction.

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Smiling Buddha: India's First Nuclear Test

How India secretly developed and exploded its first atomic device in 1974

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The Spiegel Affair

How a magazine article about West Germany's defence strategy led to a government crisis.

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Italy's 'Ghost Shipwreck'

How journalists located the wreck of a boat that capsized killing nearly 300 migrants

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The Killing of the Russian Tsar

The Russian Tsar and his family were shot in a cellar in Yekaterinburg on 17 July 1918

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The Virgin Lands Campaign

To fight food shortages in the 1950s the USSR embarked on a major agricultural project

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The Bombing of the King David Hotel

The attack by an armed Jewish group on British HQ in Palestine that left 91 dead.

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The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed in July 1968

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A Vet Remembers The Hyde Park Bombing

Two IRA bombs in London parks killed 11 military personnel and 7 horses on 20th July 1982

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South Korea's Summer Of Terror

How thousands of suspected communist sympathisers were killed in South Korea in 1950.

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The Kitchen Debate

When two Cold War leaders argued about living standards in their countries.

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The Whitewashing of Zimbabwe's Ancient History

The contentious history of the ruined city of Great Zimbabwe - finally revealed.

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Winston Churchill's Election Defeat

In July l945 Britain's wartime leader Winston Churchill was ousted in a general election

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Women At West Point

In July 1976, female cadets were admitted to the US Military Academy for the first time.

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WW1: Britain's Conscientious Objectors

Thousands went to prison for refusing to join Britain's war effort.

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Shambo The Sacred Bull

How a bull's health led to a stand-off between monks and the Welsh government in 2007.

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The Retirement 91热爆 For Dancing Bears

The Bulgarian sanctuary that cares for bears once forced to dance.

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The Search for Iran's Nuclear Programme

In 2003 Iran agreed to let the IAEA into the country to inspect its nuclear facilities.

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