How the Syrian army turned one neighbourhood near Damascus into a bombed-out wasteland Read more
now playing
The Siege of Yarmouk
How the Syrian army turned one neighbourhood near Damascus into a bombed-out wasteland
Handover of Macau
In 1999, Macau was handed back to China after more than 400 years as a Portuguese colony
Lord of the Flies
It鈥檚 70 years since William Golding鈥檚 acclaimed novel was published
Creation of the UFC
In 1993, a new sport was born. Its founders called it the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Arrested for "immorality" in South Africa
Dr Zureena Desai was arrested in South Africa for breaking the Immorality Act
Strictly Come Dancing
Television extravaganza Strictly Come Dancing debuted in 2004 in the UK
Thich Quang Duc: Buddhist monk who set himself on fire
In June 1963, Thich Quang Duc set himself alight in protest against the government
The deepest man-made hole in the world
In the 1970s and 1980s, scientists in Russia managed to dig a 12,000-metre deep hole
The end of the US HIV travel ban
In 2010, a travel and immigration ban stopping people with HIV entering the US was lifted
The Iran-Contra Affair
In 1986, Oliver North was accused of orchestrating the illegal sale of weapons to Iran
