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The assassination of a Prime Minister
On May 11th 1812, the British Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, was killed.
Paris 1968
How student protests and workers' strikes threatened to bring down France's government.
The Psychiatrist and Rudolf Hess
How a British psychiatrist examined the deputy Nazi leader after his flight to Scotland.
Attack on Fela Kuti
The Nigerian military stormed the musician's compound in Lagos, Kalakuta Republic
The trial of Charles Manson
He was responsible for a series of gruesome murders in the Hollywood hills.
The General Strike
In May 1926 workers across Britain went on strike in support of coal miners.
Suicide of gay footballer
Justin Fashanu, Britain's first openly gay footballer, killed himself in May 1998.
The Los Angeles Riots
The people of South Central Los Angeles took to the streets in fury at police brutality
The capture of President Izetbegovic
In May 1992 the Bosnian president was taken captive by Serb soldiers.
The right to die
In 2002 a paralysed woman, known as Miss B, was allowed to die in a London hospital.
