Witness History: Archive 2012

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Howl

Allen Ginsberg first read his poem Howl, in San Francisco in October 1955. It marked a turning point in American literature. Michael McClure, a fellow poet, took part in the reading that night. Photo: Allen Ginsberg with other poets in 1965. Express/Getty Images.

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  The Death of Steve Biko

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  John Howard Griffin: Black Like Me

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  The Los Angeles Riots

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  The Stolen Generation

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  African Troops During WWII

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  Pong and the birth of the computer game

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  Big Brother - the beginning of reality TV

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  Maitatsine

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  Vietnam War - Christmas bombing campaign

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  The Execution of the Ceauşescus

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  Dusty Plays South Africa

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  Mad cow disease - CJD

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  Libya and Weapons of Mass Destruction

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  The last men on the moon

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  Piltdown Man

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  The M Room