Fall of the Berlin Wall: How Freedom Brought Down Communism
In the early hours of 13 August 1961, Berliners awoke in a transformed city. Where there had been streets, there was now barbed wire. Where there had been neighbours, there were now soldiers. The Berlin Wall, or "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart" in the cynical...
Aldo Moro: The Kidnapping That Brought Italy to a Halt
On the morning of 16 March 1978, Italy awoke to a nightmare that would last 55 days and mark the soul of the nation for ever. Aldo Moro, the architect of the "Historic Compromise" and one of the most respected statesmen in Europe, was kidnapped in a brutal ambush that...
Munich Massacre 1972: Terror at the Olympic Games
On 5 September 1972, Black September seized the Israeli team in the Olympic Village. Eleven athletes died and 900 million people watched live.
Thích Quảng Đức: The Burning Monk of Saigon
On 11 June 1963, the monk Thích Quảng Đức set himself alight in Saigon in protest at the persecution of Buddhists by the Diệm regime.
John Paul II: The Speech That Awakened Poland
In June 1979, John Paul II kissed the soil of Poland. Nine days later, fear was broken and the road to Solidarity was open.
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