President Richard Nixon resigns
On 8 August 1974, Richard Nixon became the first US president in history to resign from office, following the Watergate scandal. This scandal began with a break-in at the Democratic National Committee...
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Ronald Reagan and the Moral Majority
In 1979, the Moral Majority was launched and changed the course of US politics. It was set up to promote family values by religious conservatives from Catholic, Jewish and evangelical Christian commun...
7 Elo 20248min
Bush v Gore: The election decided in the Supreme Court
The US presidential election of 2000 was one of the closest and most contested in history. It was more than a month before the result was decided after a Supreme Court decision. It all came down to th...
6 Elo 20248min
The Situation Room photograph
Pete Souza was Chief Official White House Photographer during Barack Obama's presidency. His photo from when Bin Laden was killed by US soldiers in 2011 has become one of his most famous.He tells Uma ...
5 Elo 20249min
Ice Bucket Challenge
In 2014, the ice bucket challenge craze took over the internet.Millions of people including sports stars and celebrities filmed themselves being doused in ice cold water for charity.Nancy Frates' son ...
2 Elo 202410min
The 1965 Freedom Riders of Australia
A warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners - this programme contains the names of people who have died.Nearly 60 years ago, a group of university students set out on a bus to challe...
1 Elo 20249min
Finding a home for Bulgaria's dancing bears
In 1998, brown bears were declared a protected species in Bulgaria and the ancient tradition of forcing them to dance for people's entertainment became illegal.A veterinarian called Dr Amir Khalil hel...
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Yazidi genocide: A rescue mission on Mount Sinjar
When Islamic State (IS) militants took control of Syria and Iraq in June 2014, the entire Yazidi population in Sinjar were immediately in grave danger. The Sunni Muslims of IS believed Yazidis were in...
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