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The Fake IDs That Saved Jewish Lives
How tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews escaped the Nazis by using false papers.
Private Eye
A new satirical magazine called Private Eye was published in London in October 1961.
Romania's Abortion Ban
Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu made abortion illegal in October 1966.
The 43 Group: Battling British Fascism
How British Jewish ex-servicemen fought fascists on the streets of Britain after WW2
The Mysterious Death of Samora Machel
The socialist leader of Mozambique was killed in a plane crash and many were suspicious.
Moscow Theatre Siege
Svetlana Gubareva recalls her ordeal when Chechen rebels seized a Moscow theatre in 2002.
The Death of JG Farrell
The writer drowned off the south-west coast of Ireland in 1979.
Cuban Missile Crisis: the Governments
In October 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis took the world to the brink of nuclear war
Madonna's First Single
Everybody was released in 1982 - it was the first step on Madonna's journey to stardom
Testifying Against OJ Simpson
Ron Shipp was a close friend of OJ Simpson's but decided to testify against him in court.