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Arafat at the United Nations
In November 1974 the Palestinian leader was allowed to speak at the UN.
The Death of Dag Hammarskjold
The Secretary General of the UN was killed in a plane crash 50 years ago.
Black Wednesday
On 16 September 1992, Britain lost billions in foreign currency reserves in a single day.
Lehman Brothers
On 15 September 2008, the US investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy.
Translator at Nuremberg
The trials of senior Nazis began in the autumn of 1945.
White Australia Policy
In the 1960s non-white immigrants were not welcome in Australia.
The 1980 Turkey coup
On 12 September 1980, the military took control of Turkey.
The Assassination of Ahmed Shah Massood
Two days before 9/11, al-Qaeda killed an Afghan anti-Taliban leader.
An Azerbaijani View of the Demise of the Soviet Union
How the collapse of the Soviet Union played out in the life of a teenager in Azerbaijan.
Great Fire of London
In 1666, a fire destroyed much of the city of London. Two diarists recorded what happened.
