Tiananmen Square
Remembering Tiananmen Square, the internet's first social network, and Sesame Street
The History Hour · BBC World Service
June 1, 201950m 4s
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Show Notes
A student protester's perspective on the Tiananmen Square massacre, the first social network on the internet, the surprisingly controversial early years of Sesame Street, the overthrow of Emperor Bokassa in the CAR, and the death of India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Picture: Dan Wang speaking in Tiananmen Square (credit: Peter Turnley/Corbis/Getty Images)