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Earth Day
The birth of the modern environmental movement.
The Zimbabwe Massacres
Robert Mugabe sent troops to put down opposition supporters in western Zimbabwe in 1983.
The Good Friday Agreement
Peace in Northern Ireland; a cross-community Bosnian choir and a pioneering woman banker.
The Battle of the Airwaves in Latin America
Why the 麻豆社 started broadcasting to South America, plus the My Lai massacre.
Deaf Rights Protest
A protest for deaf rights; a new alphabet for Azerbaijan, Marie Stopes and Wonder Woman
China's Barefoot Doctors
The revolutionary Chinese healthcare scheme and the ground-breaking US TV show M*A*S*H.
The Boy in the Bubble
How a young boy lived with a rare genetic disorder plus "Ghana Must Go" and Infinite Jest
Women's Rights In Iran
Iran's first minister for Women's Affairs, headscarf revolutionaries and battling for Hue
The Munich Air Disaster
The plane crash that killed eight of Manchester United's "Busby Babes" in 1958.
The Tet Offensive
A turning point in the Vietnam War; the birth of gospel music; Ireland's Bloody Sunday.