A Year To Remember - 1978
The Seventies • 59m
In this episode: - A mass exodus of tourists in Rhodesia- Super tanker Amoco Cadiz splits in two in heavy seas- Prince Charles parachuting- Cow chip throwing contest in Oklahoma- Switzerland: Grave robbers steal the body of Charlie Chaplin- Argentina wins World Cup
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A Year To Remember - 1979
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The Vietnam War, Part 1 – Vietnam and...
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