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Japanese Internment
During WW2 the US government decided to put many of its Japanese citizens into camps.
Jamaican Bobsled Team
At the 1988 Winter Olympics Jamaica fielded its first ever bobsled team.
Zimbabwe Referendum
Ten years ago Zimbabweans thought a vote against President Mugabe was a new beginning.
Bombing of Dresden
Witness hears from a survivor of the firebombing of Dresden.
Salman Rushdie's Fatwa
Salman Rushdie's novel Satanic Verses enraged Muslims around the world.
Charlie Wilson
Former US Congressman Charlie Wilson, who has just died, left his mark on Afghanistan.
Surviving Robben Island
Ahmed Kathrada's time in prison alongside Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, South Africa
The Rivonia Trial
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was put on trial for treason with seven other ANC activists
Cambridge Spies
The Cold War came to life in Britain when two spies went public in Moscow in 1956.
Northern Ireland Hunger Strikes
In 1981 Republican prisoners in Northern Ireland staged a series of hunger strikes.
