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The secrets of a long life
Jeanne Calment, the world's oldest woman celebrates her 120th birthday.

William Fulbright (1905-1995)
Former Arkansas Senator William Fulbright remembered.

Baseball strike 1994-5
El Nino; and the events leading up to the 1994-95 baseball strike in America.

George Abbott remembered
A tribute to director, theatre producer and playwright George Abbott (1887-1995).

Dependency on red tape
American dependency on red tape and the 'death' of common sense.

Montgomery bus boycott
Recollections of the Montgomery bus boycott prompted by Rosa Parks in 1955.

A Nation of hair stylists
How abstract votes will affect the nomination of Democratic presidential candidate.

Clinton and 'Me too' Democrats
Newt Gingrich becomes Speaker of the US House of Representatives.

Barry Goldwater, and Reagan's speech
The state of the Republican Party in 1994 and the importance of a speech by Ronald Reagan.

Carter's diplomacy and White House security
How have the security arrangements of the president changed since the 1960s?