麻豆社

Assassination of Orlando Letelier

The Chilean politician was killed by a bomb in Washington DC, 35 years ago.

• 10 mins

The Cultural Revolution in China

In the mid 1960s young people in China were encouraged to criticise their elders.

• 10 mins

The Death Of Samuel Doe

He was the President of Liberia and in September 1990 he died a very violent death.

• 10 mins

The Cod Wars

Almost 40 years ago Britain and Iceland came to blows over fishing rights.

• 10 mins

Frank Zappa

He was one of the most innovative musicians in the USA in the 1960s.

• 10 mins

Kidnap of US Ambassador in Brazil

In September 1969 left-wing activists kidnapped Charles Burke Elbrick in Rio de Janeiro.

• 10 mins

Babi Yar

On 29 September 1941, the organised massacre of Ukrainian Jews began.

• 10 mins

Russian Rock concert

In September 1991 the first heavy metal rock concert was held at a Moscow airfield.

• 10 mins

Mexico City Massacre

Just before the 1968 Olympics, the Mexican government cracked down hard on demonstrators.

• 10 mins

The Battle of Cable Street

In October 1936, fascists clashed with Jews, socialists and anarchists in London.

• 10 mins

The Manhattan Project

The invention of the atomic bomb was known as The Manhattan Project.

• 10 mins

Assassination of Anwar Sadat

In October 1981 the President of Egypt was shot at a military parade.

• 10 mins

The US Bombing of Afghanistan

It's 10 years since the first airstrikes on Afghanistan.

• 10 mins

Thai Student Massacre

In October 1976 security forces opened fire on student demonstrators in Bangkok.

• 10 mins

Burton and Taylor remarry

In October 1975 the filmstars Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor got married - again!

• 10 mins

USS Cole

On 12 October 2000, an American destroyer was attacked by al-Qaeda suicide bombers.

• 10 mins

First Birth Control Clinic Opened in the US

Margaret Sanger's clinic was open for 10 days giving women advice about contraception

• 10 mins

Coca Cola Change 1985

In 1985 the soft drink company changed its age old formula.

• 10 mins

French Algerian Massacre

On 17 October 1961, French police turned against Algerian demonstrators in Paris.

• 10 mins

Erich Honecker stands down

On 18 October 1989, the East German communist leader, was forced from power.

• 10 mins

Canada Kidnap - James Cross

In October 1970 James Cross, a British diplomat, was kidnapped by Quebec separatists.

• 10 mins

George Blake Escapes

In October 1966 a Soviet double agent escaped from a British jail.

• 10 mins

Aberfan Disaster

It is 45 years since tragedy struck a Welsh mining village.

• 10 mins

Mau Mau uprising

It is 55 years since the Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi was arrested in Kenya.

• 10 mins

Nelson Mandela's Autobiography

Written with the help of other ANC activists, how was the book smuggled out of prison?

• 9 mins

The Joy of Sex

It is almost 40 years since the publication of a groundbreaking book about relationships.

• 10 mins

The American POW who chose China

When the Korean War ended, a few US POWs chose to stay and live under communism.

• 10 mins

Indonesian killings

In the autumn of 1965 a purge of communist sympathisers began in Indonesia.

• 10 mins

Murder of Polish priest

In late October 1984 the body of a Polish priest was found in a town outside Warsaw.

• 10 mins

Keith Jarrett in Cologne

How a jazz concert organised by a 17-year old turned into a bestselling album.

• 9 mins