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Tiananmen Square
Remembering Tiananmen Square, the internet's first social network, and Sesame Street
Fighting Uganda's anti-gay laws
LBGT activism in Uganda, the start of Greenpeace, Bangladesh acid attacks, and dinosaurs.
The final days of Sri Lanka's civil war
The last battles of a brutal conflict plus how the Nazis stole children.
The war on drugs
US efforts to deal with illegal drugs in 1971, plus the rise of Jack Ma in China.
The Malayan Emergency
Battling a communist insurgency in the 50s, sinking the Belgrano and the "Arctic African"
The al Yamamah arms deals
The controversial Anglo-Saudi deal, South Africa's historic election, the first "Vegan"
The Columbine school shooting
Mass murder in the US, the first play on Broadway by a black woman, and space tourism.
The rise of Hindu nationalism
A religious rally called the Rath Yatra in 1990 championed militant Hinduism in India.
Abolishing the army
How Costa Rica scrapped its armed forces, plus Maya Angelou and Sweden's famous warship.
Drama in the British parliament
A political crisis in Britain, ballooning around the world and mindfulness.
