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World Trade Centre basement explosion
World Trade Centre basement explosion
An explosion in the basement of the World Trade Centre, the resultant shock and speculation and the remarkable calm of p... Read more
5 Mar 1993
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Whitewater
Whitewater
The Whitewater investigation, the reaction to Hilary Clinton's controversial financial dealings and the workings of the ... Read more
1 Apr 1994
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An attempt by the Ancient Order of Hibernians to ban the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organisation from New York's St. Patrick'... Read more
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Former Senator Barry Goldwater, the speech that won Ronald Reagan the Governorship of California and the state of the Re... Read more
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The history of US-Russia summits
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Yeltsin and Clinton meet in Vancouver and Alistair Cooke considers the eventful history of US-Russia summits and what pu... Read more
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The TWA Flight 800 crash
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Senator Edward Kennedy and Mitt Romney's televised debate before the 1994 Congressional elections provides an opportunit... Read more
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President Clinton's alcohol and tobacco taxes
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The ramifications of President Clinton's attempt to introduce 'sin taxes' on alcohol and tobacco.
18 Jun 1993
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OJ Simpson's civil trial
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As O J Simpson's civil trial begins Alistair Cooke considers what can be gained from a civil suit and examines the diffe... Read more
20 Sep 1996
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Montgomery bus boycott
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During the week of Martin Luther King's birthday holiday, Cooke remembers his 1956 visit to meet with people from both s... Read more
20 Jan 1995
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Timothy Leary (1920 -1996)
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The death of Timothy Leary, the impact of LSD in the 1960s, and the need for each generation to rebel against the one be... Read more
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The OJ Simpson verdict, 1995
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How do Americans feel about the OJ Simpson trial following the delivery of the verdict in October 1995?
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US foreign policy in Bosnia
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Tennis player Goran Ivaniševic's demand to be recognised as Croatian, the escalating failure of US foreign policy in Bos... Read more
2 Jul 1993
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Economic recession and military spending cuts
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The possibility of the US sliding back into economic depression and the ramifications of Clinton's military spending cut... Read more
30 Apr 1993
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A mass shooting on a Long Island commuter train, the OJ Simpson trial and the litigation involved in becoming a US citiz... Read more
16 Dec 1994
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Community policing, protest and riots
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The FBI's powers, the need for "community policing", and the history of protest at UC Berkley are discussed by Alistair ... Read more
12 Aug 1994
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US intervention in the Rwandan refugee crisis and the history of President Clinton's press conferences.
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