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The Challenger Disaster
The launch of space shuttle Challenger goes horribly wrong, Sharia in Nigeria, and Batman.
Michael Jackson's Thriller
The release of the world's best-selling album, the death of a WW2 hero, and Beagle 2
The Battle of Tora Bora
The hunt for Bin Laden, a KKK trial, the siege of Kut, and the Velvet Underground.
The Amman Bombings
Suicide bombings in Amman; a massacre in East Timor; and the fall of the Taliban
The Death of Rock Hudson
A Hollywood star dies of Aids, plus Buena Vista Social Club, Danish cartoons and Karaoke.
Korea Divided
Korea split after World War Two, the penal colony Devil's Island and Harry Potter
