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Witness History Episodes

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    Studio 54

    It is 35 years since the legendary New York night club opened its doors to cool people.

  2. Gallipoli

    One New Zealand soldier's account of surviving the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915

  3. 75 years since Guernica

    In April 1937 the Basque town of Guernica was firebombed during the Spanish Civil War.

  4. The trial of Oscar Wilde

    How a court case ruined the 19th century playwright and wit.

  5. Rivers of Blood speech

    In April 1968 a politician put race and immigration at the centre of British politics.

  6. Twenty-five years of the Simpsons

    One of the most successful TV series ever was created by cartoonist Matt Groening.

  7. Auschwitz Convoy Escape

    How a group of Jews escaped from a train bound for the Auschwitz death camp in 1943.

  8. Japanese embassy hostage crisis

    In 1997, left-wing rebels held 71 people hostage for over four months in Peru.

  9. Dissidents Declared Insane

    How dissidents in the USSR were routinely declared insane and kept in mental institutions.

  10. The sinking of the Titanic

    It is 100 years since the great ocean liner sank on its maiden voyage.

  11. Pulitzer Prize scandal

    In 1981 a Pulitzer Prize was awarded to a young journalist who had made-up her story.

  12. The death of Primo Levi

    It is 25 years since the great Italian author and Auschwitz survivor died.

  13. Fidel Castro in the USA

    Castro met Richard Nixon and addressed large crowds to win over critics of the revolution

  14. Eichmann on Trial

    In 1961, Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi in charge of concentration camps, was tried in Israel.

  15. Good Friday Agreement

    The frantic negotiations that led to a historic peace deal for Northern Ireland in 1998.

  16. Sarajevo peace protests

    How thousands of Bosnians tried to stop their capital falling under siege in 1992.

  17. Active Birth Movement

    In 1982, women took to the streets to demand the right to give birth naturally

  18. The Falklands War - Part Two

    An Argentine soldier's account of invading the Falkland Islands in 1982.

  19. The Falklands War

    It is 30 years since Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands.

  20. Sudan's Lost Boys

    How thousands of children stranded during war in Sudan were finally resettled in the USA.

  21. Scott of the Antarctic

    A 100 years ago the British explorer died after failing to be the first to the South Pole.

  22. Manolo Blahnik

    How a young designer became a legend in the world of shoes.

  23. Apartheid attack

    In 1990 an Anglican priest living in Zimbabwe was the victim of a letter bomb.

  24. Pope John Paul II Visits Cuba

    The Pope's visit changed relations between the Catholic Church and Cuba's government

  25. The US Peace Corps

    In 1961 President Kennedy set up a scheme to send idealistic young Americans abroad.

  26. How Little America was built in Afghanistan

    In the 1950s, US engineers were sent to Afghanistan to build a dam.

  27. Sarin gas attack in Tokyo

    In March 1995 members of a Japanese cult released nerve gas in the metro.

  28. The bombardment of Baghdad

    On 20 March 2003 the US and its allies began their air strikes against Iraq.

  29. The Torrey Canyon disaster

    Forty five years ago it was the biggest oil spill the world had ever seen.

  30. The My Lai massacre

    On 16 March 1968, US soldiers went on the rampage through a Vietnamese village.

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