WW1: Britain's Conscientious Objectors
In 1916, Britain introduced conscription for the first time. But thousands refused to be part of the war effort. The government allowed people to apply for exemption on the basis of conscience. Those ...
30 Jul 20189min
Women At West Point
In July 1976, women were admitted to the prestigious West Point military academy in the United States for the first time. Simon Watts talks to Marene Nyberg, one of the first female intake.PHOTO: Wome...
27 Jul 20189min
Winston Churchill's Election Defeat
In July l945 Britain's great wartime leader, Winston Churchill, was defeated in a general election. The Labour party's landslide came just weeks after the surrender of Nazi Germany and remains one of ...
26 Jul 20189min
The Whitewashing of Zimbabwe's Ancient History
When colonial explorers discovered an ancient ruined city in Zimbabwe, they claimed foreigners must have built it. They denied the probability that it was the work of a great African civilisation tha...
24 Jul 201811min
The Kitchen Debate
US Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev had an argument about living standards when Nixon visited Moscow in 1959. They spoke at an exhibition of a 'typical' American house ...
24 Jul 20188min
South Korea's Summer Of Terror
At the start of the Korean war in 1950, tens of thousands of suspected communist sympathisers were executed by the South Korean military. The regime feared they might support the North Korean invaders...
23 Jul 20188min
A Vet Remembers The Hyde Park Bombing
Two IRA bombs were detonated in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London on 20th July 1982. They left 11 military personnel dead, and injured around 50 people. Seven horses were also killed as the Hyde...
20 Jul 20188min
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
In July 1968 one of the most significant international treaties of the 20th-century was signed. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was aimed at stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, obliging signa...
19 Jul 20189min
