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The Rite of Spring
100 years ago, the premiere of a Stravinsky ballet caused a riot in Paris.
Liberace
A film-maker remembers the flamboyant pianist and entertainer immortalised in a new film.
Israel withdraws from Lebanon
A senior UN official recalls Israel's hasty withdrawl from southern Lebanon in 2000.
Africa United
The leaders of 32 newly-independent African countries met to discuss uniting the continent
The Watergate Hearings
The scandal which lead to President Richard Nixon standing down 40 years ago
The Murder of Aldo Moro
It is 35 years since the Italian Prime Minister, Aldo Moro was found dead in a car in Rome
Protect and Survive
In May 1980 the British government published a booklet on how to survive nuclear war
Dambusters
A crewman's account of the famous British raid on Hitler's dams in 1943.
The Death of Marlene Dietrich
It is 21 years since screen star Marlene Dietrich died in Paris at the age of 90
Announcing an Ethiopian Coup
The journalist who became an unwitting voice against Ethiopian ruler Col. Mengistu