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The Syrian civil war

The Syrian civil war

Chemical weapons attack in Syria, lynching outlawed in America and the Queen's coronation

The History Hour · BBC World Service

June 4, 202255m 9s

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Show Notes

Max Pearson introduces first-hand accounts of the 2013 chemical weapons attack in Syria and the opening of a refugee camp for Syrians fleeing the civil war. Plus, how lynching was finally outlawed in America, the opening of the Sydney Opera House and the Queen's coronation.

PHOTO: A UN inspector at work in Ghouta, Syria in August 2013 (Reuters)