Mysteries in the Archives

In 1903, more than 600,000 people from different parts of Europe passed through the doors of the Ellis Island Immigration Center, before starting their new lives in the United States. In 1906, more than 800,000 people were welcomed on this small island in New York Bay, just a few hundred meters from the Statue of Liberty. X-ray of the island through which the dreams of elsewhere of millions of people have passed.

Once the final between Brazil and France was over, more than a million people celebrated on the Champs-Élysées. The 1998 FIFA World Cup was a success for the hosting France, its broadcasting companies and President Jacques Chirac.

Egypt, 1964. As the Colossi of Ramses II and the sanctuaries of Abu Simbel are about to be swallowed up under the waters of the huge Aswan Dam, their rescue is being hastily organised.

On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 Americans from all over the country called for an end to racial segregation and listened to Martin Luther King give his most famous speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.

1997: The British colony of Hong Kong is returned to Communist China. The challenges of retrocession.

1970: The Isle of Wight Festival brings together a dream line-up. How was such an event possible?

In 1972, Hanoi suffered a wave of massive American bombings. It was in this context that two celebrities committed to fighting the conflict went to the site: the actress Jane Fonda and the singer Joan Baez. How are they received there?

On 21 August 1968, Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia to put an end to the Prague Spring. There were more than twenty deaths in the capital. What were the consequences of this intervention?

Released after twenty-seven years in South African jails, Nelson Mandela embarked on a world tour. In New York, he was welcomed as a hero. Why did Bush receive it when the ANC was considered a terrorist organization?

A year after occupying Cambodia, Vietnam is accused of organizing a large-scale famine there. Near its border with Thailand, two NGOs are organizing a march in which many personalities participate.