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Mexico Slashes Car Use

How Mexico City's bold plan helped reduce dangerously high pollution levels.

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Georgia O'Keeffe

One of the world's most famous female artists died in March 1986.

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The Hanafi Hostage Siege in Washington DC

In March 1977 a group of American Muslims took over 100 people hostage in the US.

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The Aids Patient Zero Myth

How one man was mistakenly identified as the "Patient Zero" of the Aids epidemic

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The First Russian Revolution of 1917

In March 1917 Tsar Nicholas II abdicated ending centuries of autocratic rule in Russia

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The Russian Empire in Colour

Photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii took the first colour photographs of Russia

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The Germans Occupy Prague

In March 1939, German troops occupied Prague; hear the story of one young boy who escaped

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Kolkata Sex Workers.

In March 2001 thousands of Indian prostitutes united to fight for their rights.

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An Assassination in Colombia

The murder of left-wing opposition politician Bernardo Jaramillo in March 1990.

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Submarine Warfare in WW1

The underwater vessels were first used widely in the First World War

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Mass Deportations From Soviet Estonia

In 1949, Moscow arranged the deportation of tens of thousands of Estonians to Siberia.

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Ayn Rand

The Russian-American philosopher whose novels praising capitalism sold in the millions.

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The Death of King Faisal

King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was assassinated by his nephew in March 1975

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The Murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero

The outspoken cleric from El Salvador killed at the altar by a right-wing death squad.

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The Flavr Savr Tomato - The World's First Genetically Engineered Food

In 1994, a tomato became the world's first genetically engineered food on sale

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Anthrax Leak in the Soviet Union

In 1979, an outbreak of anthrax poisoning caused dozens of deaths in the Soviet Union.

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Teletubbies

In March 1997 the 麻豆官网首页入口 launched one of the most successful children's TV programmes ever.

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The Collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf

Glaciologist Pedro Svarka recalls the massive ice shelf tumbling into the Antarctic seas.

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The Jane Fonda Workout

In April 1982 the film star Jane Fonda launched her first workout video.

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The Nagorno-Karabakh war

One man whose family were made refugees during the Nagorno-Karabakh war tells their story

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Princess Diana's Handshake with Aids Patient

In April 1987 Princess Diana opened the UK's first purpose built HIV Aids unit

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The USA Enters World War One

America declared war on Germany on 6 April 1917

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Egypt's Facebook Girl

Israa Abd El Fattah was one of the first Egyptian activists to use Facebook for protests.

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Ethiopia's Red Terror

In the 1970s Ethiopia's military regime launched a brutal campaign of repression

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The Katyn Massacre

Tens of thousands of Polish officers were executed in the USSR during World War 2.

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UK Sikhs Fight For Religious Rights

In 1969 Sikh bus drivers in Wolverhampton won the right to wear turbans on duty.

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America's 504 Disability Rights Protests

In April 1977, US disabled activists occupied a government building for nearly a month.

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The Takeover of NTV in Russia

NTV was the only nationwide independent TV channel in Russia. It was taken over in 2001.

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How Peru Mistook Missionaries For Drug Traffickers

Hear from the American who survived being shot down in his plane over the Amazon jungle

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The World Festival of Black Arts

In April 1966 thousands of African artists and performers gathered in Senegal

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