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Witness History Episodes

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    Mugabe Becomes Zimbabwe's Leader

    In April 1980, Robert Mugabe became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe

  2. The Greek Military Coup

    In April 1967, seven years of military dictatorship began in Greece.

  3. The Fall of Senator McCarthy

    In April 1954, anti-communist US Senator McCarthy was investigated by the government

  4. The Greek Military Coup

    In April 1967, seven years of military dictatorship began in Greece.

  5. Bay of Pigs Invasion

    Cuban exiles backed by the US government tried to overthrow Fidel Castro in April 1961

  6. Easter in the USSR

    Memories of celebrating Easter in the USSR where religious freedoms were suppressed

  7. The Legalisation of Solidarity

    The Polish trade union Solidarity was legalised once again in April 1989

  8. Kathrine Switzer: Women's Marathon Pioneer

    In 1967, Kathrine Switzer broke the gender barrier and ran the historic Boston Marathon.

  9. North Korea Train Explosion

    The explosion at a station in North Korea that killed around 170 people in April 2004

  10. Segregation in California

    How one family helped overturn racial segregation in schools in California.

  11. Polio Vaccine Discovered

    American scientists announced they had an effective vaccine against polio in April 1955

  12. The Fall of Idi Amin 1979

    In April 1979 the brutal Ugandan ruler, Idi Amin, was ousted by invading Tanzanian forces

  13. Georgia's Struggle for Independence

    Soviet troops crushed a mass demonstration in Georgia's capital Tbilisi on 9 April,1989

  14. Marian Anderson Sings at the Lincoln Memorial

    The great American contralto sings to a huge crowd in Washington DC on 9 April, 1939

  15. The Rwandan Genocide

    The mass killing of minority ethnic Tutsis in Rwanda began on 7 April,1994

  16. The Quit India Movement

    Gandhi's call to all Indians to rise up in non-violent resistance to British rule in 1942

  17. The Windsors In Exile

    Life in Paris for Duke and Duchess of Windsor, formerly Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson

  18. The Kidnap and Murder of Axel Blumberg

    In April 2004 the death of a 23-year-old student provoked a wave of protests in Argentina

  19. The BBC Spaghetti Hoax

    In 1957 the BBC played an April Fool's joke on the British public.

  20. The Murder of Selena Quintanilla-Perez

    On March 31 1995, rising Latino superstar Selena was shot dead by her fan club manager.

  21. Germany's Guest Workers

    In the 1960s, Germany recruited hundreds of thousands of foreign workers, many from Turkey

  22. The First Outbreak of the Ebola Virus

    Almost 300 people died before the outbreak in Zaire in 1976 was eventually contained

  23. The Conviction of Jack Kevorkian

    In March 1999, US doctor Jack Kevorkian was convicted for performing euthanasia

  24. The First Democratic Elections in the USSR

    In March 1989, Soviet citizens were given a chance to vote for non-communists candidates

  25. Maori Song Rocks New Zealand

    How Poi E became the first Maori language song to reach number one in New Zealand

  26. Missing Plane Mystery

    In 1947 a passenger plane vanished without trace, only to reappear 53 years later

  27. Uganda Cult Deaths

    Hundreds of doomsday cult members were found murdered in Uganda in March 2000

  28. The Development of the First AIDS Drug

    AZT was approved within two years, the fastest approval in US history at the time

  29. A Failed Royal Kidnapping

    Princess Anne escaped a kidnap attempt by a lone gunman in London in March 1974

  30. Germany's Guest Workers

    In the 1960s foreign workers were invited to power the country's economic regeneration

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