Fighting the Contras in Nicaragua

A former left-wing Sandinista soldier talks about the war against US-backed Contras.

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Suffragette Art Attack

In 1914 a suffragette attacked a painting in London's National Gallery with a cleaver

• 9 mins

The Madrid Train Bombings

The bombing of commuter trains in Spain's capital that killed 191 people and injured 1800

• 9 mins

The Creation of Barbie

The woman who created the most famous doll in the world - Barbie

• 9 mins

Taiwan '228 Incident'

In 1947, Chiang Kai-Shek's Chinese nationalist troops killed 20,000 civilians in Taiwan

• 9 mins

1989 and the Lebanese Civil War

Fighting intensified in the Lebanese capital Beirut in March 1989

• 9 mins

Taiwan - The 228 Incident

In early 1947, Chinese nationalist forces killed thousands of Taiwanese islanders.

• 15 mins

The Torrey Canyon Disaster

An oil tanker hit the rocks off the the south-west coast of England in March 1967

• 9 mins

Germany's Guest Workers

In the 1960s foreign workers were invited to power the country's economic regeneration

• 9 mins

A Failed Royal Kidnapping

Princess Anne escaped a kidnap attempt by a lone gunman in London in March 1974

• 9 mins

The Development of the First AIDS Drug

AZT was approved within two years, the fastest approval in US history at the time

• 9 mins

Uganda Cult Deaths

Hundreds of doomsday cult members were found murdered in Uganda in March 2000

• 9 mins

Missing Plane Mystery

In 1947 a passenger plane vanished without trace, only to reappear 53 years later

• 9 mins

Maori Song Rocks New Zealand

How Poi E became the first Maori language song to reach number one in New Zealand

• 9 mins

The First Democratic Elections in the USSR

In March 1989, Soviet citizens were given a chance to vote for non-communists candidates

• 9 mins

The Conviction of Jack Kevorkian

In March 1999, US doctor Jack Kevorkian was convicted for performing euthanasia

• 9 mins

The First Outbreak of the Ebola Virus

Almost 300 people died before the outbreak in Zaire in 1976 was eventually contained

• 9 mins

Germany's Guest Workers

In the 1960s, Germany recruited hundreds of thousands of foreign workers, many from Turkey

• 15 mins

The Murder of Selena Quintanilla-Perez

On March 31 1995, rising Latino superstar Selena was shot dead by her fan club manager.

• 9 mins

The Kidnap and Murder of Axel Blumberg

In April 2004 the death of a 23-year-old student provoked a wave of protests in Argentina

• 9 mins

Georgia's Struggle for Independence

Soviet troops crushed a mass demonstration in Georgia's capital Tbilisi on 9 April,1989

• 9 mins

Kathrine Switzer: Women's Marathon Pioneer

In 1967, Kathrine Switzer broke the gender barrier and ran the historic Boston Marathon.

• 15 mins

The Legalisation of Solidarity

The Polish trade union Solidarity was legalised once again in April 1989

• 9 mins

The Greek Military Coup

In April 1967, seven years of military dictatorship began in Greece.

• 15 mins

Mugabe Becomes Zimbabwe's Leader

In April 1980, Robert Mugabe became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe

• 9 mins

The Fall of Idi Amin

In April 1979, the brutal Ugandan ruler Idi Amin was ousted by invading Tanzanian troops.

• 15 mins

The Execution of Habib Elghanian

The shooting of a prominent Jewish businessman in post-revolution Iran on 9 May 1979

• 9 mins

The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire was killed in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914

• 9 mins

The Outbreak of World War One

Eyewitness accounts from the archives of the start of war in the summer of 1914

• 9 mins

The Man Who Tried to Kill Hitler

In July 1944 a group of German officers attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

• 15 mins