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By Series - Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series

1. A. H. Robins Must Compensate Women Injured by the Dalkon Shield
2. African Americans Riot in Watts
3. African Convention Expands the Definition of Refugees, An
4. Albania Opens Its Borders to Foreign Nationals
5. Algeria and Egypt Crack Down on Islamic Militants
6. Algeria Gains Independence
7. Algeria Holds its First Free Multiparty Elections
8. The American Civil Liberties Union is Founded
9. Amin Regime Terrorizes Uganda
10. Amnesty International Exposes Cruelty of Death Penalty
11. Amnesty International Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
12. Amnesty International Is Founded
13. Amnesty International Starts Program to Prevent Torture
14. An APA Report Discusses the Homeless Mentally Ill
15. Arab Terrorists Murder Israelis at Munich Olympics
16. Argentina Conducts “Dirty War” Against Leftists
17. Argentine Leaders Are Convicted of Human Rights Violations
18. Arias Sánchez Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
19. Armenians Suffer Genocide During World War I
20. The Atlantic Charter Declares a Postwar Right of Self-Determination
21. Atrocities Against Congolese Laborers Are Exposed
22. Autoworkers Negotiate a Contract with a Cost-of-Living Provision
23. The Balfour Declaration Supports a Jewish Homeland in Palestine
24. The Baltic States Fight for Independence
25. Barbie Is Tried for Nazi War Crimes
26. Basques Are Granted Home Rule but Continue to Fight for Independence
27. The Belgian Government Annexes the Congo
28. The Berlin Wall Falls
29. Bern Conference Prohibits Night Work for Women
30. Bhutto Becomes the First Woman Elected to Lead a Muslim Country
31. Biafra’s Secession Triggers Nigerian Civil War
32. Black Leaders Call for Equal Rights at the Niagara Falls Conference
33. The Black Panther Party Is Organized
34. The Blue Lake Region in New Mexico is Returned to the Taos Pueblo
35. Bolsheviks Suppress the Russian Orthodox Church
36. Botswana Natives Given Limited Representation by Advisory Councils
37. Bourlag Receives the Nobel Prize for Work on World Hunger
38. The Boxer Rebellion Fails to Remove Foreign Control in China
39. Brandeis Becomes the First Jewish Member of the Supreme Court
40. Brazil Begins Era of Intense Repression
41. Brazilian Police Massacre Slum Dwellers
42. Brezhnev Doctrine Bans Independent Behavior by Soviet Satellites
43. The British Labour Party Is Formed
44. British Soldiers Massacre Indians at Amritsar
45. British Troops Restore Order in Northern Ireland
46. British Workers Go on General Strike
47. Brown v. Board of Education Ends Public School Segregation
48. Burundi Commits Genocide of Hutu Majority
49. Calley Is Court-Martialed for My Lai Massacre
50. Canada Develops a National Health Plan