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The Mayak Nuclear Disaster
On September 29th 1957 there was a major nuclear accident in the Soviet Union.
The Attica Prison Rebellion
In 1971 inmates rioted and seized control of the US jail, taking guards hostage
South Africa's 1985 State of Emergency
In the dying years of Apartheid, the white government was desperate to keep control.
Outback Internment
During WWII, Britain deported some civilians classed as 'enemy aliens' to Australia.
The Curious Story of Mary Toft
In September 1726, a woman called Mary Toft claimed she was giving birth to rabbits.
The First Legal 'Physician-Assisted Suicide'
On September 22nd 1996 an Australian doctor helped a cancer sufferer to die.
Domestic Violence in Brazil
In 2006 Brazil passed the ground-breaking "Maria da Penha" law to tackle domestic abuse.
Voting Against the War on Terror
Only one Congresswoman voted against the 'war on terror'. Her name was Barbara Lee.
The West Australian Gold Rush
In September 1892 gold was discovered in Western Australia
The Capture of Abimael Guzman
In September 1992 security forces in Peru arrested the leader of the Shining Path rebels.
