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The End of Apartheid
Adriaan Vlok was in charge of the police in apartheid-era South Africa.
The German American Bund
In the 1930s, American Nazi sympathisers held rallies and summer camps across the US.
Sexual Harassment in India
Witness hears from the first woman to bring a case of sexual harassment to trial in India.
The Lost Manuscript of Huckleberry Finn
In 1990, the manuscript of Mark Twain's classic novel was found in an attic in Hollywood.
Tilikum the Orca
On this day in 1991 a killer whale called Tilikum drowned one of its trainers.
The Trial of Slobodan Milosevic
The former Serbian President went on trial for war crimes in 2002. Hear from his lawyers.
The Silver Ring Thing
In 1995 a US campaign started encouraging teenagers not to have sex before marriage
Uganda's war on homosexuality
In 2006, a Ugandan newspaper began printing the names of professionals believed to be gay
Italy votes for divorce
In May 1974, Italians defied the Catholic Church and voted overwhelmingly for divorce.
The Birth of Speed Dating
In 1998, a Los Angeles rabbi came up with a new way for single people to meet each other.
