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Witness History Episodes

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    The Death of Che Guevara

    In October 1967, the Marxist revolutionary was captured and killed in Bolivia.

  2. Freud's Interpretation of Dreams

    In November 1899, Sigmund Freud published a book called The Interpretation of Dreams.

  3. Leipzig - Before the Wall Came Down

    Massive demonstrations in the East German city heralded the fall of the Berlin Wall.

  4. Jane Goodall and Chimpanzees

    In 1960 a young Englishwoman made a discovery that changed our understanding of animals

  5. British Forces in Afghanistan

    Hear from an Afghan who worked alongside UK troops in Afghanistan.

  6. The 1973 Oil Crisis

    In October 1973, an Arab oil embargo caused world oil prices to rocket

  7. The Assassination of Indira Gandhi

    Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot by her bodyguards on 31 October, 1984

  8. New York Jewel Heist

    In Oct 1964 cat-burglars carried out one of the most audacious jewel robberies ever

  9. The October War

    In 1973, the Arabs launched an attack on Israel in a war both sides claimed they'd won

  10. The Murder that Shocked Brazil

    In October 1975 the journalist Vladimir Herzog was killed by the secret police in Brazil.

  11. Turkey and the Kurds

    In 1999 the leader of Turkey's Kurdish rebel group was arrested

  12. Ethiopia's 1984 Famine

    In 1984 Ethiopia suffered one of its worst ever famines - the pictures shocked the world

  13. The Death of Dele Giwa

    In October 1986, the acclaimed Nigerian journalist, Dele Giwa, was assassinated in Lagos

  14. The Coca-Cola Change

    In 1985 the fizzy drinks company changed its secret recipe but the public didn't like it

  15. The Vagina Monologues

    In 1996 the play 'The Vagina Monologues was first performed in New York.

  16. London Dock Strike of 1889

    In 1889 London's despised dockers went on strike. It went on to form the labour movement

  17. The Leipzig Demonstrations

    Mass demonstrations in Leipzig triggered the collapse of communism in East Germany

  18. The Fall of Nikita Khrushchev

    In October 1964 the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was ousted in a Kremlin coup

  19. The Band that Made The Beatles

    In 1957 Lennon and McCartney performed together for the first time in The Quarrymen

  20. Handing Over Hong Kong

    The negotiations that promised 'One country two systems' when the territory changed hands

  21. How the IPCC was formed

    An international conference in 1985 changed the history of climate change

  22. The Death of Che Guevara

    A prominent figure in the Cuban Revolution, Guevara was captured and killed in Bolivia

  23. God Only Knows

    Celebrating the BBC's love of music with Pharrell Williams, Stevie Wonder and others

  24. The Boer War 1899-1902

    The conflict between white Afrikaner settlers and the British empire in South Africa

  25. Sabotage of Nazi Nuclear Programme

    In October 1942 Norwegian commandos began a series of raids on a heavy water plant

  26. Willie Nelson's Farm Aid

    Country music legend Willie Nelson holds the first benefit concert for American farmers.

  27. Japan's Bullet Train

    In October 1964, Japan launched the fastest train the world had ever seen

  28. The world's first civil union

    In 1989, Denmark became the first country to celebrate same-sex civil unions

  29. The Death of James Dean

    On 30 September 1955 the Hollywood actor, James Dean, crashed his car and died

  30. The Taliban take Kabul

    In September 1996 the Taliban took over the Afghan capital Kabul

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