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Witness History Episodes

  1. Bob Marley's Funeral

    On 21 May 1981 the legendary reggae singer was buried in Jamaica

  2. A Coup in Fiji

    In May 2000, gunmen broke into parliament in Fiji and declared a coup

  3. The Murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero

    Two witnesses give their account of the shooting of the archbishop of El Salvador.

  4. Lawrence of Arabia

    It is 80 years since the Englishman TE Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia, died

  5. The Elephant Man

    The story of the hugely deformed Joseph Merrick, a celebrity in Victorian Britain.

  6. The Building of Kariba Dam

    In May 1960 the massive Kariba hydro-electric dam on Africa's Zambezi river was opened.

  7. Kermit the Frog

    It is 60 years since the frog puppet first appeared on an American children's TV show

  8. The Andijan Massacre

    On May 13th 2005 hundreds of demonstrators were killed by soldiers in an Uzbek town.

  9. Iran Hostage Rescue Mission

    Rob Walker reports on an attempt to free hostages from the US embassy in Iran in 1980.

  10. The Church of the Nativity siege

    In May 2002 a five-week siege at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem finally ends

  11. India's Billionth Baby

    On May 11th 2000 a baby girl born in Delhi was designated as India's billionth citizen.

  12. VE Day

    The celebrations in London at the end of World War II in Europe, as reported by the BBC.

  13. The Sinking of the Lusitania

    1,200 died when a German submarine torpedoed the passenger liner off Ireland in 1915

  14. Aden's Independence Struggle

    The fight to end British rule in the colony of Aden - today part of Yemen

  15. Chemical Weapons Tests at Porton Down

    In May 1953, a British airman died in nerve gas tests at a government research base

  16. The Iranian Embassy Siege

    In May 1980 British special forces stormed Iran's embassy in London to end a siege

  17. US Evacuation from Saigon

    The last remaining US forces pulled out of South Vietnam on April 30th 1975.

  18. The Man Who Removed His Own Appendix

    In April 1961, Russian doctor Leonid Rogozov developed appendicitis in Antarctica.

  19. President de Gaulle resigns

    In April 1969, France's great statesman, Charles de Gaulle, resigned as president

  20. The Jane Fonda Workout

    In April 1982, film star Jane Fonda launched her first workout video

  21. The Mass Trespass on Kinder Scout

    A 1932 protest which helped win the right to roam freely across the English countryside

  22. The Iran Hostage Rescue Mission

    On 24 April 1980, the US launched a disastrous attempt to free its hostages in Iran

  23. The Hunt for Saddam's Weapons of Mass Destruction

    In April 1991 weapons inspectors were allowed into Iraq to search for WMDs

  24. NATO bombs Serbian TV

    In April 1999 Nato bombed the Serbian state TV station in Belgrade, killing 16 people.

  25. The Death of Einstein

    The great theoretical physicist Albert Einstein died on 18th April 1955

  26. Carousel - The Musical

    In April 1945 one of the most successful musicals of all time premiered on Broadway.

  27. Oklahoma City Bombing

    On April 19 1995 a huge truck bomb killed 168 people in a government building in the USA.

  28. Joe Orton

    He was the young working class playwright who changed British theatre.

  29. Bloods and Crips truce

    In April 1992, the main black street gangs in Los Angeles started a historic truce.

  30. Train puts Letchworth Garden City on the Map

    In April 1905 the arrival of a passenger train put Letchworth Garden City on the map

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