March 26, 1971: Under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, East Pakistan declares its independence to begin the Bangladesh Liberation War.


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May 3rd 1921: the Government of Ireland Act comes into force, officially partitioning Ireland into two separate countries: Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. This episode originally aired in 2022.


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The Partition of Ireland

May 2, 2011. Osama bin Laden is killed by US special forces in Pakistan.


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May 1, 1941. Orson Welles’ revolutionary debut “Citizen Kane” premieres in New York after a bitter battle to suppress the film. This episode originally aired in 2023.


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The Suppression of Citizen Kane

April 30, 1963: A boycott protesting a bus company’s hiring policies draws national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.


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The Bristol Bus Boycott

April 29, 1996. New musical Rent premieres on Broadway, only a few months after the death of the show’s creator.


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Bangladesh Declares Independence

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