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Chilean Students Set on Fire
Chilean soldiers attacked and burnt two students during protests in July 1986.
Britain's Landslide 1945 Election
In July 1945 Labour won a surprise victory, defeating war-time leader Winston Churchill
The Tulia Drug Bust
A drug sting in a small Texas town in 1999 went badly wrong and caused a national scandal
The Death of Walter Rodney
In 1980, the Guyanese opposition leader Dr Walter Rodney was killed in a bomb explosion.
Tehran's Red Light District
In July 1979 Iran's new Islamic government closed down Tehran's red-light district.
CIA Mind Control Experiments
In the 1950s the CIA began attempts to brainwash psychiatric patients.
Ghiggia: Uruguay’s World Cup Hero
Alcides Ghiggia scored a famous goal for Uruguay in a match at Brazil’s Maracana stadium
The Manhattan Project
The first ever nuclear weapon was detonated by scientists in the USA on 16 July 1945
James Salter: Writer and Pilot
The acclaimed American author recalls his time as a US fighter pilot during the Korean War
Poison Gas in WW1
Soldiers who witnessed gas attacks recount their experiences in archive recordings
