25/10/2014 GMT

Tanya Beckett brings us this month's round up of history from the British Library in Central London. We meet a man who helped track down Che Guevara and a gay couple who were one of the first to celebrate their legal civil union.

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Famine in Ethiopia
30 years ago Ethiopia was in the grip of a famine. Dawit Giorgis led the relief effort.
Leipzig's Peaceful Protests
In October 1989, peaceful protests in Leipzig helped lead to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The Assassination of Indira Gandhi
India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was murdered by her bodyguards. RK Dhawan was there.
The Death of Che Guevara
Che Guevara was killed in Bolivia. CIA agent Felix Rodriguez helped track him down.
The World's First Civil Union
In 1989, Ivan and Ove became the first same-sex couple to celebrate their civil union.