Sukarno: The founding father of Indonesian independence
On the morning of 17 August 1945, the Indonesian nationalist leader, Sukarno, read out a statement declaring independence.It was broadcast to the country on radio and it came just two days after Japan...
14 Aug 20248min
The last ever Olympic art competition
From 1912 until 1948, you could win medals in art at the Olympic Games, in categories such as architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture.At the London Games in 1948, Canadian composer Joh...
13 Aug 202410min
Clara Nunes: Queen of Samba
Singer Clara Nunes is an icon of African Brazilian culture and known as the Queen of Samba.Her first samba song Ê Baiana was released in 1973.In 1974, the release of the song Conto de Areia secured he...
12 Aug 20249min
The first televised US presidential debate
In 1956, the two largest US parties agreed to participate for the first time in a televised debate ahead of the presidential elections. But instead of incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his ...
9 Aug 20249min
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...
8 Aug 20248min
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 Aug 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 Aug 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 Aug 20249min
