The History Hour
The History Hour
BBC World Service
The war on drugs
50 minutes Posted May 13, 2019 at 9:15 am.
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US President Richard Nixon's efforts to deal with illegal drugs in 1971, the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam plus the rise of Jack Ma and his Alibaba empire in China. Also the Bauhaus movement and the global TV hit 'Strictly Come Dancing'.

Photo: US President Richard Nixon (BBC)