Ten of the most memorable moments we captured in 2019
From the world's longest horse race to the birth of communist China and strikers in saris
Iranian History
From the mass protests and shock of 1979 through years of revolution, Islamism and debate
The History Hour
From World War II to the Arab Spring, history told by the people who were there.
Nixon in China
The historic visit by the American president which normalised US relations with China.
The first sex worker strike
When 200 French sex workers took refuge in a church in Lyon, it started a movement.
Bollywood's pioneering lesbian drama
"Fire" was one of the first films in Indian history to depict a lesbian relationship.
The Berlin Patient
Timothy Ray Brown was the first person in the world to be cured of HIV/AIDS.
Shoe designer Manolo Blahnik
How the Spaniard became a legend in the world of ultra-fashionable shoes.
When was karaoke invented?
The birth of Karaoke. Daisuke Inoue was playing keyboards in a band in Kobe, Japan, when he invented the Karaoke machine in 1971. He had a customer who wanted to impress business clients by singing alo…. 9 min. JUL 26, 2021.
Who was the first modern lesbian?
The discovery of the diaries of 19th-century Englishwoman Anne Lister, who wrote in secret code about her love affairs with women and has been called the first modern lesbian. A landowner and a …
The annexation of Crimea
A personal account of how Russia took over the Crimean peninsula in 2014. (R)
The annexation of Crimea
A personal account of how Russia took over the Crimean peninsula in 2014. (R)
The annexation of Crimea
A personal account of how Russia took over the Crimean peninsula in 2014. (R)
Who was the first black footballer to play in England?
In November 1978, Viv Anderson became the first black footballer to play a full England international. The son of Jamaican immigrants, Anderson had to endure racial abuse from opposing …
When did the black soldier choke?
The black former soldier choked to death in handcuffs on the floor of a British police station in 1998. CCTV footage taken from the police station showed the 37 year-old father of two gasping for ai…
