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Election of JFK
Ted Sorensen, speechwriter to John F Kennedy, died at the weekend.
The trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover 1960
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Rabin Assassination
It is exactly 15 years since the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated.
Burma Elections
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Suez canal invasion 1956
In November 1956 Britain and France invaded Egypt - to regain control of the Suez canal
Blasted
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The Young Benazir Bhutto
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Barack Obama's Indonesian childhood
As President Obama visits Indonesia, Witness takes you back to his childhood there
Greek Student Protest 1973
The story of the Greek military junta's brutal suppression of a student protest in 1973
Piracy Trial
A piracy trial makes history in 19th century America
World War I poetry
On 11 November, 1918 the guns of World War I fell silent
15/11/2010
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The Roswell incident
The most famous reported encounter with aliens of our time
Coventry blitz
It is 70 years since the German bombing of Coventry destroyed much of the city.
It is 70 years since the German bombing of Coventry destroyed much of the UK city.
Dayton Peace Accords
The story of how the Bosnian war was brought to an end
Afghan Prison Massacre
The story of the bloody suppression of an uprising by Taliban prisoners in an Afghan jail
Mishima Suicide
Japanese writer, Yukio Mishima's dramatic decision to end his life.
Freddie Mercury
The last days of Freddie Mercury battle with Aids
Inca defeat
How the great Inca empire was brought to its knees - almost 500 years ago.
Tomb of Tutankhamun
In late November 1922 the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun, was uncovered
Channel Tunnel
The moment of breakthrough for the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France
El Salvador killings
On December 2nd 1980 the military in El Salvador killed 3 US nuns, and a layworker.
Kindertransports
In December 1938 the Kindertransports began, carrying Jewish children to safety in Britain
Somalia Marines
In December 1992 US Marines stormed the beaches of Somalia.