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Witness History Episodes

  1.

    Smallpox Eradication

    It was once one of the most feared diseases in the world - disfiguring and often deadly

  2. John Lennon

    It is exactly 30 years since the former Beatle, John Lennon, was shot dead in New York.

  3. Pearl Harbour

    The Japanese attack on American ships in Pearl Harbour forced the US into World War II.

  4. Somalia Marines

    In December 1992 US Marines stormed the beaches of Somalia.

  5. Kindertransports

    In December 1938 the Kindertransports began, carrying Jewish children to safety in Britain

  6. El Salvador killings

    On December 2nd 1980 the military in El Salvador killed 3 US nuns, and a layworker.

  7. Channel Tunnel

    The moment of breakthrough for the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France

  8. Tomb of Tutankhamun

    In late November 1922 the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun, was uncovered

  9. Inca defeat

    How the great Inca empire was brought to its knees - almost 500 years ago.

  10. Freddie Mercury

    The last days of Freddie Mercury battle with Aids

  11. Mishima Suicide

    Japanese writer, Yukio Mishima's dramatic decision to end his life.

  12. Afghan Prison Massacre

    The story of the bloody suppression of an uprising by Taliban prisoners in an Afghan jail

  13. Dayton Peace Accords

    The story of how the Bosnian war was brought to an end

  14. The Roswell incident

    The most famous reported encounter with aliens of our time

  15. Princess Diana and Panorama

    It is 15 years since Princess Diana spoke openly about the breakdown of her marriage

  16. Piracy Trial

    A piracy trial makes history in 19th century America

  17. Greek Student Protest 1973

    The story of the Greek military junta's brutal suppression of a student protest in 1973

  18. The Young Benazir Bhutto

    Why did she follow her father into politics?

  19. 15/11/2010

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  20. Coventry blitz

    It is 70 years since the German bombing of Coventry destroyed much of the city.

  21. Coventry blitz

    It is 70 years since the German bombing of Coventry destroyed much of the UK city.

  22. 15/11/2010

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  23. 12/11/2010

    The story of our times told by the people who were there.

  24. Desegregation of US schools - 1960

    Fifty years since the first black child attended a white elementary school in Louisiana

  25. Desegregation of US schools - 1960

    It is 50 years since the first black child attended a white elementary school in Louisiana

  26. World War I poetry

    On 11 November, 1918 the guns of World War I fell silent

  27. World War I poetry

    On 11 November, 1918 the guns of World War I fell silent

  28. World War I poetry

    On 11 November, 1918 the guns of World War I fell silent

  29. Barack Obama's Indonesian childhood

    As President Obama visits Indonesia, Witness takes you back to his childhood there

  30. Barack Obama's Indonesian childhood

    As President Obama visits Indonesia, Witness takes you back to his childhood there

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