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The war on drugs
US efforts to deal with illegal drugs in 1971, plus the rise of Jack Ma in China.
The Malayan Emergency
Battling a communist insurgency in the 50s, sinking the Belgrano and the "Arctic African"
The al Yamamah arms deals
The controversial Anglo-Saudi deal, South Africa's historic election, the first "Vegan"
The Columbine school shooting
Mass murder in the US, the first play on Broadway by a black woman, and space tourism.
The rise of Hindu nationalism
A religious rally called the Rath Yatra in 1990 championed militant Hinduism in India.
Abolishing the army
How Costa Rica scrapped its armed forces, plus Maya Angelou and Sweden's famous warship.
Drama in the British parliament
A political crisis in Britain, ballooning around the world and mindfulness.
Autism and the MMR vaccine
How a British doctor misled the world by linking the MMR vaccine to autism.
China's breakthrough malaria cure
How an ancient Chinese remedy provided a 1970s breakthrough in the fight against malaria
I was abused by a President
How scandal engulfed Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega, the Elgin marbles, Barbie's origins
